CVE-2016-9297

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/12/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2590 patch issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94419 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9297?
CVE-2016-9297 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9297?
To fix CVE-2016-9297, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-9297 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-9297 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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