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CVE-2016-9297

The TIFFFetchNormalTag function in LibTiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

7.5 HighFix available

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.

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

6.73%Up 5.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2016-9297
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-9297
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10108 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-10108
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjx8-f7rq-fqgx 7.5

The TIFFFetchNormalTag function in LibTiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

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.

Record
GHSA-fjx8-f7rq-fqgx
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-9297 7.5

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.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2016-9297
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2016-9297
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-9297 7.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9297
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9297 7.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9297
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0388 No score

Updated libtiff packages fix security vulnerability

A read outside of array in tiffsplit (or other utilities using TIFFNumberOfStrips()) (CVE-2016-9273).

A potential read outside buffer in _TIFFPrintField() (CVE-2016-9297).

Multiple uint32 overflows in writeBufferToSeparateStrips(), writeBufferToContigTiles() and writeBufferToSeparateTiles() that could cause heap buffer overflows (CVE-2016-9532).

Record
MGASA-2016-0388
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10554-1 No score

libtiff-devel-32bit-4.0.7-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libtiff-devel-32bit-4.0.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10554-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:3301-1 No score

Security update for tiff

The tiff library and tools were updated to version 4.0.7 fixing various bug and security issues.

  • CVE-2014-8127: out-of-bounds read with malformed TIFF image in multiple tools [bnc#914890]
  • CVE-2016-9297: tif_dirread.c read outside buffer in _TIFFPrintField() [bnc#1010161]
  • CVE-2016-3658: Illegal read in TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function in tiffset / tif_dirwrite.c [bnc#974840]
  • CVE-2016-9273: heap overflow [bnc#1010163]
  • CVE-2016-3622: divide By Zero in the tiff2rgba tool [bnc#974449]
  • CVE-2016-5652: tiff2pdf JPEG Compression Tables Heap Buffer Overflow [bnc#1007280]
  • CVE-2016-9453: out-of-bounds Write memcpy and less bound check in tiff2pdf [bnc#1011107]
  • CVE-2016-5875: heap-based buffer overflow when using the PixarLog compressionformat [bnc#987351]
  • CVE-2016-9448: regression introduced by fixing CVE-2016-9297 [bnc#1011103]
  • CVE-2016-5321: out-of-bounds read in tiffcrop / DumpModeDecode() function [bnc#984813]
  • CVE-2016-5323: Divide-by-zero in _TIFFFax3fillruns() function (null ptr dereference?) [bnc#984815]
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:3301-1
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
Alpine:v3.2
 before 4.0.7-r0
4.0.7-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.3
 before 4.0.7-r0
4.0.7-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.4
 before 4.0.7-r0
4.0.7-r0
tiff
Debian:12
 before 4.0.7-1
4.0.7-1
tiff
Debian:13
 before 4.0.7-1
4.0.7-1
tiff
Debian:14
 before 4.0.7-1
4.0.7-1
tiff
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 4.0.2-6+deb7u8, 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+deb7u64.0.2-6+deb7u7
4.0.2-6+deb7u8
tiff
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 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
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 4.0.6-1.6.mga5
4.0.6-1.6.mga5
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-35.1
4.0.7-35.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-35.1
4.0.7-35.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-35.1
4.0.7-35.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-35.1
4.0.7-35.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-35.1
4.0.7-35.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-35.1
4.0.7-35.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-35.1
4.0.7-35.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-35.1
4.0.7-35.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-35.1
4.0.7-35.1
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
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
 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
Show 4 moreShow less
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
From an advisory covering 39 CVEs
 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
From an advisory covering 49 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-1.1
4.0.7-1.1

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2016-9297 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Libtiff, published November 17, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.73%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.7-r0.

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