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CVE-2016-9535 json

tif_predict.h and tif_predict.c in libtiff 4.0.6 have assertions that can lead to assertion failures in debug mode, or buffer overflows in…

published 2016-11-22 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10341

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.7%
EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

tif_predict.h and tif_predict.c in libtiff 4.0.6 have assertions that can lead to assertion failures in debug mode, or buffer overflows in release mode, when dealing with unusual tile size like YCbCr with subsampling. Reported as MSVR 35105, aka "Predictor heap-buffer-overflow."

Patch / fix

  • tiff Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.0.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9535

  • tiff Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6
  • tiff Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9535

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libtiff RHEL 6 3.9.4-21.el6_8
  • libtiff RHEL 7 4.0.3-27.el7_3
  • libtiff-tools RHEL 7 4.0.3-27.el7_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:0225

  • tiff SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 3.8.2-141.169.9.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:1835-1

  • libtiff Arch Linux 4.0.7-1
  • lib32-libtiff Arch Linux 4.0.7-1

arch linux advisories AVG-85AVG-86

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-9535 updated cvss 7.0

libtiff: Predictor heap-buffer-overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libtiff Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 compat-libtiff3
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libtiff 4.0.3-27.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libtiff-tools 4.0.3-27.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libtiff 4.0.3-27.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libtiff-tools 4.0.3-27.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-21.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libtiff-devel 3.9.4-21.el6_8, libtiff-static 3.9.4-21.el6_8, libtiff-debuginfo 3.9.4-21.el6_8
    +10 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-21.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libtiff-devel 3.9.4-21.el6_8, libtiff-static 3.9.4-21.el6_8, libtiff-debuginfo 3.9.4-21.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-21.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libtiff 4.0.3-27.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libtiff-static 3.9.4-21.el6_8, libtiff-debuginfo 3.9.4-21.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libtiff-tools 4.0.3-27.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-21.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libtiff 4.0.3-27.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libtiff-static 3.9.4-21.el6_8, libtiff-debuginfo 3.9.4-21.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libtiff-tools 4.0.3-27.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0225

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
5 mo ago

Exploit prediction

4.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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