CVE-2016-10270: libtiff Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10270
Published 24-03-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-10270 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 2.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 24-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.28% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.28%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- tiff< 4.0.7-2
Libtiff1 product
- libtiff4.0.7
2 vendors · 2 products
References
5 links- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-heap-based-buffer-overflow/X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/9a72a69e035ee70ff5c41541c8c61cd97990d018X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory