tif_predict.h and tif_predict.c in libtiff 4.0.6 have assertions that can lead to assertion failures in debug mode, or buffer overflows in r
tif_predict.h and tif_predict.c in libtiff 4.0.6 have assertions that can lead to assertion failures in debug mode, or buffer overflows in release mode, when dealing with unusual tile size like YCbCr with subsampling. Reported as MSVR 35105, aka "Predictor heap-buffer-overflow."
- Published
- Nov 22, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.8% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff |
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.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | tiff | before 4.0.7-1 | 4.0.7-1 |
| Debian:7 | tiff | before 4.0.2-6+deb7u9 | 4.0.2-6+deb7u9 |
| Debian:7 | tiff3 | before 3.9.6-11+deb7u4 | 3.9.6-11+deb7u4 |
| Debian:8 | tiff | before 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u3 | 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | libtiff | before 0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 | 0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | libtiff-debuginfo | before 0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 | 0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | libtiff-devel | before 0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 | 0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | libtiff-static | before 0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 | 0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libtiff | before 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 | 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libtiff-debuginfo | before 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 | 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libtiff-devel | before 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 | 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libtiff-static | before 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 | 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libtiff-tools | before 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 | 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | tiff | before 3.8.2-141.169.9.1 | 3.8.2-141.169.9.1 |
Same product
libtiff: all recordsOther 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 co46Plan
- 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 a44Plan
- CVE-2018-12900Heap-based buffer overflow in the cpSeparateBufToContigBuf function in tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0beta7, 4.43Plan
- 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 attack43Plan
- CVE-2004-0929Heap-based buffer overflow in the OJPEGVSetField function in tif_ojpeg.c for libtiff 3.6.1 and earlier, when compiled with the OJPEG_SUPPORT42Plan
- CVE-2016-9540tools/tiffcp.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write on tiled images with odd tile width versus image width.40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office for Android | 16.0.19426.20044 · Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.10240.21161 · KB5066837 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.10240.21161 · KB5066837 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.14393.8519 · KB5066836 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.14393.8519 · KB5066836 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.17763.7919 · KB5066586 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.17763.7919 · KB5066586 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.19044.6456 · KB5066791 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.19044.6456 · KB5066791 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.19044.6456 · KB5066791 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.19045.6456 · KB5066791 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.19045.6456 · KB5066791 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.19045.6456 · KB5066791 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.22621.6060 · KB5066793 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.22621.6060 · KB5066793 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.22631.6060 · KB5066793 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.22631.6060 · KB5066793 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.26100.6899 · KB5066835 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.26100.6899 · KB5066835 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.26200.6899 · KB5066835 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.26200.6899 · KB5066835 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 | 6.0.6003.23571 · KB5066874 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | 6.0.6003.23571 · KB5066874 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 | 6.0.6003.23571 · KB5066874 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | 6.0.6003.23571 · KB5066874 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | 6.1.7601.27974 · KB5066872 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | 6.1.7601.27974 · KB5066872 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2012 | 6.2.9200.25722 · KB5066875 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | 6.2.9200.25722 · KB5066875 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | 6.3.9600.22824 · KB5066873 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
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Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
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
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- 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 BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94744
- github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/3ca657a8793dd011bf869695d72ad31c779c3cc1
- github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/6a984bf7905c6621281588431f384e79d11a2e33
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