Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-9538

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.

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Affected products

LibTIFF/Libtiff2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =4.0.6
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 4.3.0-1.3

Patches

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References

github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/43c0b81a818640429317c80fea1e66771e85024bnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94753nvd

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