What is the severity of CVE-2016-9539?

CVE-2016-9539 has been assessed as a significant vulnerability due to the potential for out-of-bounds read, which could lead to information leakage or application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9539?

To address CVE-2016-9539, upgrade libtiff to version 4.0.7 or later, which contains the necessary patches.

What software is affected by CVE-2016-9539?

CVE-2016-9539 specifically affects libtiff version 4.0.6.

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2016-9539?

CVE-2016-9539 is categorized as an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.

When was CVE-2016-9539 reported?

CVE-2016-9539 was reported in the context of libtiff 4.0.6, indicating a vulnerability present in that specific version.

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CVE-2016-9539

critical

9.8

CWE

119 125

22/11/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-9539: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Nov 22 2016(Updated: )

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an out-of-bounds read in readContigTilesIntoBuffer(). Reported as MSVR 35092.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
libtiff	=4.0.6

Remedy

https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/ae9365db1b271b62b35ce018eac8799b1d5e8a53

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9539?
CVE-2016-9539 has been assessed as a significant vulnerability due to the potential for out-of-bounds read, which could lead to information leakage or application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9539?
To address CVE-2016-9539, upgrade libtiff to version 4.0.7 or later, which contains the necessary patches.
What software is affected by CVE-2016-9539?
CVE-2016-9539 specifically affects libtiff version 4.0.6.
What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2016-9539?
CVE-2016-9539 is categorized as an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
When was CVE-2016-9539 reported?
CVE-2016-9539 was reported in the context of libtiff 4.0.6, indicating a vulnerability present in that specific version.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9539?
CVE-2016-9539 has been assessed as a significant vulnerability due to the potential for out-of-bounds read, which could lead to information leakage or application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9539?
To address CVE-2016-9539, upgrade libtiff to version 4.0.7 or later, which contains the necessary patches.
What software is affected by CVE-2016-9539?
CVE-2016-9539 specifically affects libtiff version 4.0.6.
What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2016-9539?
CVE-2016-9539 is categorized as an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
When was CVE-2016-9539 reported?
CVE-2016-9539 was reported in the context of libtiff 4.0.6, indicating a vulnerability present in that specific version.