CVE-2016-9538 Integer overflow in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9538 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-9538 is a critical vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 22 Nov 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Libtiff Libtiff. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9538/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9538/index.md)
An integer overflow in libtiff allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted TIFF images.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9538?
CVE-2016-9538 is a critical vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 22 Nov 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a uint16 integer overflow. Reported as MSVR 35100.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9538?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9538?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-9538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9538, GHSA-6c84-54g6-hcp3, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9538.