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CVE-2016-6223

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows...

9.1 CriticalFix available

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.27%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.

Record
CVE-2016-6223
CVSS 3.0
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-189
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.

Record
CVE-2016-6223
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7154 No score

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.

Record
EUVD-2016-7154
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5rxj-349x-j69q 9.1

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows...

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.

Record
GHSA-5rxj-349x-j69q
CVSS 3.0
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.1

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.

Record
CVE-2016-6223
CVSS 3.0
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6223 9.1

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6223
CVSS 3.0
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6223 9.1

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6223
CVSS 3.0
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0349 No score

The updated packages fix libtiff security vulnerabilities

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image. (CVE-2015-7554)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a BMP image. (CVE-2015-8668)

Buffer overflow in the readextension function in gif2tiff.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GIF file. (CVE-2016-3186) (the program gif2tiff has been obsoleted)

The fpAcc function in tif_predict.c in the tiff2rgba tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted TIFF image. (CVE-2016-3622)

The rgb2ycbcr tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero) by setting the (1) v or (2) h parameter to 0. (CVE-2016-3623)

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image. (CVE-2016-3632)

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) cvt_by_strip and (2) cvt_by_tile functions in the tiff2rgba tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when -b mode is enabled,allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, which triggers an out-of-bounds write. (CVE-2016-3945)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the horizontalDifference8 function in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image to tiffcp. (CVE-2016-3990)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadImage function in the tiffcrop tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image with zero tiles. (CVE-2016-3991)

PixarLogDecode() out-of-bound writes (CVE-2016-5314)

tif_dir.c: setByteArray() Read access violation (CVE-2016-5315)

tif_pixarlog.c: PixarLogCleanup() Segmentation fault (CVE-2016-5316)

crash occurs when generating a thumbnail for a crafted TIFF image (CVE-2016-5317)

rgb2ycbcr: command excution (CVE-2016-5320)

DumpModeDecode(): Ddos (CVE-2016-5321)

tiffcrop: extractContigSamplesBytes: out-of-bounds read (CVE-2016-5322)

tiffcrop _TIFFFax3fillruns(): divide by zero (CVE-2016-5323)

tiff: heap-based buffer overflow when using the PixarLog compression format (CVE-2016-5875)

tiff: information leak in libtiff/tif_read.c (CVE-2016-6223)

Record
MGASA-2016-0349
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13381-1 No score

libtiff-devel-32bit-4.6.0-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libtiff-devel-32bit-4.6.0-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13381-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:4008-1 No score

Security update for tiff

This update for tiff fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-19210: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function (bsc#1115717).
  • CVE-2017-12944: Fixed denial of service issue in the TIFFReadDirEntryArray function (bsc#1054594).
  • CVE-2016-10094: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the _tiffWriteProc function (bsc#1017693).
  • CVE-2016-10093: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFmemcpy function (bsc#1017693).
  • CVE-2016-10092: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the TIFFReverseBits function (bsc#1017693).
  • CVE-2016-6223: Fixed out-of-bounds read on memory-mapped files in TIFFReadRawStrip1() and TIFFReadRawTile1() (bsc#990460).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:4008-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:4191-1 No score

Security update for tiff

This update for tiff fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-19210: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function (bsc#1115717).
  • CVE-2017-12944: Fixed denial of service issue in the TIFFReadDirEntryArray function (bsc#1054594).
  • CVE-2016-10094: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the _tiffWriteProc function (bsc#1017693).
  • CVE-2016-10093: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFmemcpy function (bsc#1017693).
  • CVE-2016-10092: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the TIFFReverseBits function (bsc#1017693).
  • CVE-2016-6223: Fixed out-of-bounds read on memory-mapped files in TIFFReadRawStrip1() and TIFFReadRawTile1() (bsc#990460).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:4191-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3212-1 No score

tiff vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Record
USN-3212-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
Debian:12
before 4.0.6-2
4.0.6-2
tiff
Debian:13
before 4.0.6-2
4.0.6-2
tiff
Debian:14
before 4.0.6-2
4.0.6-2
tiff3
Debian:7
before 3.9.6-11+deb7u1, plus listed versions
3.9.6-11
3.9.6-11+deb7u1
tiff
Debian:7
before 4.0.2-6+deb7u7, plus listed versions
4.0.2-64.0.2-6+deb7u14.0.2-6+deb7u24.0.2-6+deb7u34.0.2-6+deb7u44.0.2-6+deb7u54.0.2-6+deb7u6
4.0.2-6+deb7u7
tiff
Debian:8
before 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u2, plus listed versions
4.0.3-12.34.0.3-12.3+deb8u1
4.0.3-12.3+deb8u2
libtiff
Mageia:5
before 4.0.6-1.4.mga5
4.0.6-1.4.mga5
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
before 4.0.9-5.20.1
4.0.9-5.20.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
before 4.0.9-5.20.1
4.0.9-5.20.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15
before 4.0.9-5.20.1
4.0.9-5.20.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6, plus listed versions
4.0.2-4ubuntu34.0.3-5ubuntu14.0.3-64.0.3-6ubuntu14.0.3-7
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4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.4
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6
tiff
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
4.0.3-12.3ubuntu24.0.5-14.0.6-1
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
tiff
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 4.6.0-2.1
4.6.0-2.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-6223 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Libtiff, published September 4, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.27%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.6-2.

References

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