CVE-2016-9538
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
Description
tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a uint16 integer overflow. Reported as MSVR 35100.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9538
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9538.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/43c0b81a818640429317c80fea1e66771e85024b#diff-c8b4b355f9b5c06d585b23138e1c185f
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-26
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-27
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.0.7-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | 4.0.6 | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-27
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-26
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94753
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/43c0b81a818640429317c80fea1e66771e85024b#diff-c8b4b355f9b5c06d585b23138e1c185f
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9538.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9538
CWEs
CWE-190
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.