LibTIFF 4.0.6 TIFFFetchNormalTag TIFF_SETGET_C16ASCII/TIFF_SETGET_C32_ASCII out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LibTIFF 4.0.6. Affected is the function TIFFFetchNormalTag. Performing a manipulation of the argument TIFF_SETGET_C16ASCII/TIFF_SETGET_C32_ASCII results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-9297. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF 4.0.6 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function TIFFFetchNormalTag. The manipulation of the argument TIFF_SETGET_C16ASCII/TIFF_SETGET_C32_ASCII with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/11/2016. The weakness was presented 01/18/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.maptools.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9297 since 11/14/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 59 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96373 (GLSA-201701-16 : libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169468 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for tiff (SUSE-SU-2016:3301-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96373) and SecurityFocus (BID 94419†). See VDB-81885, VDB-92309, VDB-92312 and VDB-95086 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 96373
Nessus Name: GLSA-201701-16 : libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 703762
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3762-1 (tiff - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/07/2016 🔍
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11/14/2016 +3 days 🔍
01/09/2017 +56 days 🔍
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01/18/2017 +8 days 🔍
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01/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/13/2026 +3401 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: bugzilla.maptools.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95523

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SecurityFocus: 94419 - LibTIFF 'tif_print.c' Out Of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9297 - Libtiff - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2017 09:46
Updated: 05/13/2026 16:18
Changes: 01/19/2017 09:46 (73), 07/24/2020 18:14 (8), 05/13/2026 16:18 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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