CVE-2016-9540
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
Description
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."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9540
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9540.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/5ad9d8016fbb60109302d558f7edb2cb2a3bb8e3
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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94747
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/5ad9d8016fbb60109302d558f7edb2cb2a3bb8e3
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9540.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9540
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-787
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.