9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-9536
Tiff libtiff Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

tools/tiff2pdf.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in heap allocated buffers in t2p_process_jpeg_strip(). Reported as MSVR 35098, aka "t2p_process_jpeg_strip heap-buffer-overflow."

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 22, 2016, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:01 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9536 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libtiff libtiff
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9536.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94745
https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/83a4b92815ea04969d494416eaae3d4c6b338e4a#diff-5173a9b3b48146e4fd86d7b9b346115e Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94745
https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/83a4b92815ea04969d494416eaae3d4c6b338e4a#diff-5173a9b3b48146e4fd86d7b9b346115e Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9536 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94745
    Added Reference https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/83a4b92815ea04969d494416eaae3d4c6b338e4a#diff-5173a9b3b48146e4fd86d7b9b346115e
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94745 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/83a4b92815ea04969d494416eaae3d4c6b338e4a#diff-5173a9b3b48146e4fd86d7b9b346115e No Types Assigned https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/83a4b92815ea04969d494416eaae3d4c6b338e4a#diff-5173a9b3b48146e4fd86d7b9b346115e Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CWE CWE-119
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9536 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9536 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.66 }} 0.43%

score

0.90090

percentile

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