CVE-2016-9448
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CVE-2016-9448 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The TIFFFetchNormalTag function in LibTiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) by setting the tags TIFF_SETGET_C16ASCII or TIFF_SETGET_C32_ASCII to values that access 0-byte arrays. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9297.. EPSS estimates a 4.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The TIFFFetchNormalTag function in LibTiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) by setting the tags TIFF_SETGET_C16ASCII or TIFF_SETGET_C32_ASCII to values that access 0-byte arrays. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9297.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libtiff | Libtiff | 4.0.6 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 |
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2593Issue Tracking
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94420Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2593Issue Tracking
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94420Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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