CVE-2016-9453
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.14%
Description
The t2p_readwrite_pdf_image_tile function in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a JPEG file with a TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLES of length one.
How to fix CVE-2016-9453
To remediate CVE-2016-9453, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/tiff—upgrade to 4.0.7-r0 or later
- Debian/tiff—upgrade to 4.0.6-3 or later
Is CVE-2016-9453 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.0.7-r0
- from 0, < 4.0.6-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |