CVE-2016-10269

7.8 HIGH
Published: March 24, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

LibTIFF 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5, 4.0.6 and 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 512" and libtiff/tif_unix.c:340:2.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97201
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-heap-based-buffer-overflow/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2016-10269
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/1044b43637fa7f70fb19b93593777b78bd20da86
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-heap-based-buffer-overflow/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2016-10269
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/1044b43637fa7f70fb19b93593777b78bd20da86
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

Affected Vendors

libtiff

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