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CVE-2016-5652: An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF's TIFF2PDF tool.

HighCVSS 7.0 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 29/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91% of all records.
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: tiff (Alpine:v3.2) 4.0.7-r0; tiff (Debian:12) 4.0.6-3; tiff (Debian:7) 4.0.2-6+deb7u7.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to tiff (Alpine:v3.2) 4.0.7-r0; tiff (Debian:12) 4.0.6-3; tiff (Debian:7) 4.0.2-6+deb7u7 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF's TIFF2PDF tool. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow resulting in remote code execution. Vulnerability can be triggered via a saved TIFF file delivered by other means.

Published
Jan 6, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.1% · 91th percentile

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Action score

29

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.1%

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VendorProduct
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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (certcc). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • LibTiff LibTiff

    • 4.0.6affected

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • libtiff libtiff4.0.6

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.2tiffbefore 4.0.7-r04.0.7-r0
Debian:12tiffbefore 4.0.6-34.0.6-3
Debian:7tiffbefore 4.0.2-6+deb7u74.0.2-6+deb7u7
Debian:8tiffbefore 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u24.0.3-12.3+deb8u2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibtiffbefore 0:3.9.4-21.el6_80:3.9.4-21.el6_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibtiff-debuginfobefore 0:3.9.4-21.el6_80:3.9.4-21.el6_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibtiff-develbefore 0:3.9.4-21.el6_80:3.9.4-21.el6_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibtiff-staticbefore 0:3.9.4-21.el6_80:3.9.4-21.el6_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibtiffbefore 0:4.0.3-27.el7_30:4.0.3-27.el7_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibtiff-debuginfobefore 0:4.0.3-27.el7_30:4.0.3-27.el7_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibtiff-develbefore 0:4.0.3-27.el7_30:4.0.3-27.el7_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibtiff-staticbefore 0:4.0.3-27.el7_30:4.0.3-27.el7_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibtiff-toolsbefore 0:4.0.3-27.el7_30:4.0.3-27.el7_3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1tiffbefore 4.0.7-35.14.0.7-35.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4tiffbefore 3.8.2-141.169.3.13.8.2-141.169.3.1

Same product

libtiff: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2006-3459Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow…
    47Plan
  • CVE-2004-1308Integer overflow in (1) tif_dirread.c and (2) tif_fax3.c for libtiff 3.5.7 and 3.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
    44Plan
  • CVE-2015-8668Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote…
    43Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2016-9540Nov 22, 2016 · tools/tiffcp.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write on tiled images with odd tile width versus image width.
    40Plan
  • ← EarlierCVE-2015-8870Dec 6, 2016 · Integer overflow in tools/bmp2tiff.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer…
    30Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2017-5225Jan 12, 2017 · LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the tools/tiffcp resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted…
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:tiff4.0.7-r0 · Alpine:v3.2Package registry (OSV)
debian:tiff4.0.6-3 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libtiff0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libtiff-debuginfo0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libtiff-devel0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libtiff-static0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libtiff-tools0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
suse:tiff4.0.7-35.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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