CVE-2016-9534
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
tif_write.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an issue in the error code path of TIFFFlushData1() that didn't reset the tif_rawcc and tif_rawcp members. Reported as MSVR 35095, aka "TIFFFlushData1 heap-buffer-overflow."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| bookworm | 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/94743
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/83a4b92815ea04969d494416eaae3d4c6b338e4a#diff-5be5ce02d0dea67050d5b2a10102d1ba
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9534.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9534
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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