CVE-2016-9537

Publication date 22 November 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Description

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in buffers. Reported as MSVR 35093, MSVR 35096, and MSVR 35097.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tiff 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 4.0.6-2ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Notes

tyhicks

Rating as low since the flaw is in the tools rather than the library

mdeslaur

same commit as CVE-2016-9533

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
tiff

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3212-1
    • LibTIFF vulnerabilities
    • 27 February 2017

Other references