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CVE-2016-9453

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9453 describes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the t2p_readwrite_pdf_image_tile function of LibTIFF, affecting various Debian and openSUSE distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted JPEG file with a TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLES of length one. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, indicating a low immediate threat despite its potential severity.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0264 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: compat-libtiff3
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libtiff

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9453Moderate

libtiff: Out-of-bounds access in t2p_readwrite_pdf_image_tile()

Nov 18, 2016

References

bugzilla.maptools.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-16
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3762
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/19/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94406
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry