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CVE-2016-9297

The TIFFFetchNormalTag function in LibTiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted TIFF_SETGET_C16ASCII or TIFF_SETGET_C32_ASCII tag values.

Published: Jan 18, 2017
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2016-9297
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: Medium
Score: 5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

CWE-125

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
libtiff / libtiff	4.0.6	4.0.6.x

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2590
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/12/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94419
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

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