Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libtiff package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.94% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-LIBTIFF-1973644
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Nov 2016

Introduced: 18 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-9453  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 libtiff.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff package and not the libtiff package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The t2p_readwrite_pdf_image_tile function in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a JPEG file with a TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLES of length one.

CVSS Scores

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