CVE-2016-9453

HIGH 7.8CVE-2016-9453 · Published 27/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-9453 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting libtiff (libtiff).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.6%, higher than 85.6% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 4.0.7 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libtiff libtiff	`< 4.0.7`	`4.0.7`

Description

The t2p_readwrite_pdf_image_tile function in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a JPEG file with a TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLES of length one.

References

bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.html · Mailing List
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/19/1 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/94406 · Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

libtiff

< 4.0.7

4.0.7

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