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CVE-2016-9297
The TIFFFetchNormalTag function in LibTiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted…
High7.5EPSS 6.7%
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- mitre
Description
The TIFFFetchNormalTag function in LibTiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted TIFF_SETGET_C16ASCII or TIFF_SETGET_C32_ASCII tag values.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.7% · top 6.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- GLSA-201701-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161111 CVE Request: libtiff: read outside buffer in _TIFFPrintField() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2590 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161114 Re: CVE Request: libtiff: read outside buffer in _TIFFPrintField() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3762 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 94419 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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