CVE-2016-9539 Memory corruption in n/a
An out-of-bounds read in libtiff allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted TIFF files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9539?
CVE-2016-9539 is a critical memory corruption 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 has an out-of-bounds read in readContigTilesIntoBuffer(). Reported as MSVR 35092.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9539?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9539?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-9539 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9539 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9539, GHSA-9m2j-v578-8v32, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9539.