CVE-2016-9273
tiffsplit in libtiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file, related to changing td_nstrips in TIFF_STRIPCHOP mode.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.96%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
tiffsplit in libtiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file, related to changing td_nstrips in TIFF_STRIPCHOP mode.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.96% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 7.3% on 21 September 2026 to 4.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2587Issue Tracking
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/09/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94271Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2587Issue Tracking
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/09/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94271Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.