CVE-2016-9538

libtiff: Integer overflow leads to reading undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · October 8, 2016

Updated · January 14, 2026

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.

Statement

This is an Out-of-bounds read flaw in the libtiff library. A specially-crafted image can cause an application linked with the libtiff library to crash.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound