CVE-2016-10092
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
- Record
CVE-2016-10092- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
- Record
CVE-2016-10092- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1284 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1284- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-46v8-4qjh-4856
7.8
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
- Record
GHSA-46v8-4qjh-4856- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
- Record
CVE-2016-10092- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10092
7.8
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10092- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10092
7.8
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10092- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0199 No score
Updated libtiff packages fix security vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image. (CVE-2016-10092)
Integer overflow in tools/tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. (CVE-2016-10093)
Off-by-one error in the t2p_readwrite_pdf_image_tile function in tools/tiff2pdf.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image. (CVE-2016-10094)
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file. (CVE-2016-10095)
LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the tools/tiffcp resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted BitsPerSample value. (CVE-2017-5225)
LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted TIFF image, related to libtiff/tif_read.c:351:22. (CVE-2016-10266)
LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted TIFF image, related to libtiff/tif_ojpeg.c:816:8. (CVE-2016-10267)
tools/tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow and heap-based buffer under-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 78490" and libtiff/tif_unix.c:115:23. (CVE-2016-10268)
LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 512" and libtiff/tif_unix.c:340:2. (CVE-2016-10269)
LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 8" and libtiff/tif_read.c:523:22. (CVE-2016-10270)
tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 1" and libtiff/tif_fax3.c:413:13. (CVE-2016-10271)
LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "WRITE of size 2048" and libtiff/tif_next.c:64:9. (CVE-2016-10272)
The putagreytile function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 has a left-shift undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image. (CVE-2017-7592)
tif_read.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 does not ensure that tif_rawdata is properly initialized, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted image. (CVE-2017-7593)
The OJPEGReadHeaderInfoSecTablesDcTable function in tif_ojpeg.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted image. (CVE-2017-7594)
The JPEGSetupEncode function in tiff_jpeg.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted image. (CVE-2017-7595)
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an "outside the range of representable values of type float" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image. (CVE-2017-7596)
tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an "outside the range of representable values of type float" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a…
- Record
MGASA-2017-0199- 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-2018:4120-1 No score
Security update for tiff
This update for tiff fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- 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).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:4120-1- 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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tiffDebian:12 |
before 4.0.7-2 | 4.0.7-2 |
tiffDebian:13 |
before 4.0.7-2 | 4.0.7-2 |
tiffDebian:14 |
before 4.0.7-2 | 4.0.7-2 |
tiffDebian:7 |
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 less4.0.2-6+deb7u54.0.2-6+deb7u64.0.2-6+deb7u74.0.2-6+deb7u8 |
4.0.2-6+deb7u9 |
tiffDebian: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 |
libtiffMageia:5 |
before 4.0.8-1.mga5 | 4.0.8-1.mga5 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 |
before 4.0.9-5.20.1 | 4.0.9-5.20.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 |
before 4.0.9-5.20.1 | 4.0.9-5.20.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 |
before 4.0.9-5.20.1 | 4.0.9-5.20.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 3.8.2-141.169.26.1 | 3.8.2-141.169.26.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 3.8.2-141.169.26.1 | 3.8.2-141.169.26.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 3.8.2-141.169.26.1 | 3.8.2-141.169.26.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffUbuntu: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 less4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.4 |
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6 |
tiffUbuntu: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 |
tiffopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 4.6.0-2.1 | 4.6.0-2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10092 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Libtiff, published December 31, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.37%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.7-2.
References
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-heap-based-buffer-overflow
bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2620
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/01/12
bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2622
securityfocus.com/bid/95218
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/01/10
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debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/9657bbe3cdce4aaa90e07d50c1c70ae52da0ba6a
github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2016-10092
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10092
github.com/advisories/GHSA-46v8-4qjh-4856
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10092
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0199.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20057
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184008-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1017693
bugzilla.suse.com/1054594
bugzilla.suse.com/1115717
bugzilla.suse.com/990460
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10092
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10093
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10094
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6223
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12944
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19210
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184120-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184191-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10092
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3212-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3212-3
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10092
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7554
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8668
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3622
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3623
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3624
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3632
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3658
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3945
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3990
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3991
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5314
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5315
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5316
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5317
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5320
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5321
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5322
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5323
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5652
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5875
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6223
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8331
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9273
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9297
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9448
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9453
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9532
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9533
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9534
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9535
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9536
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9537
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9538
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9539
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9540
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10093
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10094
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5225
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17095
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14973
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17546
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-19131
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35521
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35522
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35523
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35524
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22844
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2867
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2868
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2869
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-34266
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