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CVE-2016-9540

tools/tiffcp.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write on tiled images with odd tile width versus image width.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.7%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known

tools/tiffcp.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write on tiled images with odd tile width versus image width. Reported as MSVR 35103, aka "cpStripToTile heap-buffer-overflow."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

  • github.com /vadz/libtiff/commit/5ad9d8016fbb60109302d558f7edb2cb2a3bb8e3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94747 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94484 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3762 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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