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CVE-2016-10272

LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow)...

7.8 HighFix available

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.

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

1.88%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-10272
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-10272
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1457 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-1457
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r846-g955-2h97 7.8

LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow)...

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.

Record
GHSA-r846-g955-2h97
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS: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

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.

Record
CVE-2016-10272
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10272 7.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10272
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS: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-2016-10272 7.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10272
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS: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-2024:11461-1 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
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1044-1 No score

Security update for tiff

This update for tiff fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2016-10272: 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 (bsc#1031247).
  • CVE-2016-10271: 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 (bsc#1031249).
  • CVE-2016-10270: 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 (bsc#1031250).
  • 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 512' and libtiff/tif_unix.c:340:2 (bsc#1031254).
  • CVE-2016-10268: 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 (bsc#1031255).
  • CVE-2016-10267: 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 (bsc#1031262).
  • 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_read.c:351:22. (bsc#1031263).
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1044-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
Debian:12
before 4.0.7-2
4.0.7-2
tiff
Debian:13
before 4.0.7-2
4.0.7-2
tiff
Debian:14
before 4.0.7-2
4.0.7-2
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
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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
libtiff
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 26 CVEs
before 4.0.8-1.mga5
4.0.8-1.mga5
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 4.0.7-43.1
4.0.7-43.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 4.0.7-43.1
4.0.7-43.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 4.0.7-43.1
4.0.7-43.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 4.0.7-43.1
4.0.7-43.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 4.0.7-43.1
4.0.7-43.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 4.0.7-43.1
4.0.7-43.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 4.0.7-43.1
4.0.7-43.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 4.0.7-43.1
4.0.7-43.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 4.0.7-43.1
4.0.7-43.1
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
From an advisory covering 48 CVEs
before 4.3.0-1.3
4.3.0-1.3

History

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In short

CVE-2016-10272 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Libtiff, published January 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.7-2.

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