5.5

CVE-2016-9273: libtiff Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-9273UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9273DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9273
Published 18-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9273 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 3.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.96%
0%100%
Low · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 4
DLA-716-1DSA-3762-1MGASA-2016-0388OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10554-1SUSE-SU-2016:3301-1SUSE-SU-2018:3879-1

Timeline

  1. 18-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

tiffsplit in libtiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file, related to changing td_nstrips in TIFF_STRIPCHOP mode.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 3.80% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.96%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.7-r0
Debian1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.7-1
Libtiff1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1

4 vendors · 4 products

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