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CVE-2016-10095

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10095 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFVGetField function within LibTIFF versions 4.0.0alpha4 through 4.0.8. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted TIFF file. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0271 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10095

libtiff: Stack-based buffer overflow in _TIFFVGetField

Dec 4, 2016

References

bugzilla.maptools.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue Tracking
blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-_tiffvgetfield-tif_dir-c
ExploitThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3903
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/01/11
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/01/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95178