CVE-2016-9538

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer()...

9.8 CriticalFix available

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a uint16 integer overflow. Reported as MSVR 35100.

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: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.67%Up 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a uint16 integer overflow. Reported as MSVR 35100.

Record: CVE-2016-9538
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-190
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a uint16 integer overflow. Reported as MSVR 35100.

Record: CVE-2016-9538
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-10344 No score

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a uint16 integer overflow. Reported as MSVR 35100.

Record: EUVD-2016-10344
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6c84-54g6-hcp3 9.8

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer()...

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a uint16 integer overflow. Reported as MSVR 35100.

Record: GHSA-6c84-54g6-hcp3
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-190
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a uint16 integer overflow. Reported as MSVR 35100.

Record: CVE-2016-9538
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-9538 9.8

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a uint16 integer overflow. Reported as MSVR 35100.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9538
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9538 9.8

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a uint16 integer overflow. Reported as MSVR 35100.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9538
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1 No score

libtiff-devel-32bit-4.3.0-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libtiff-devel-32bit-4.3.0-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1
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

libtiff

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`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 17 CVEs	before 4.0.2-6+deb7u9, plus listed versions 4.0.2-64.0.2-6+deb7u14.0.2-6+deb7u24.0.2-6+deb7u34.0.2-6+deb7u4 Show 4 moreShow less 4.0.2-6+deb7u54.0.2-6+deb7u64.0.2-6+deb7u74.0.2-6+deb7u8	4.0.2-6+deb7u9
`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
`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 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	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 48 CVEs	before 4.3.0-1.3	4.3.0-1.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2016-9538 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Libtiff, published November 22, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.67%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.7-1.

References

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