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CVE-2016-9535: 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…

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 40/100)

  • 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: 4.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91.9% of all records.
  • 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.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • Fixed version: Microsoft Office for Android 16.0.19426.20044; Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.10240.21161; Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10.0.10240.21161.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to Microsoft Office for Android 16.0.19426.20044; Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.10240.21161; Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10.0.10240.21161 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

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
4.7% · 91th percentile

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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 · 4.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

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libtifflibtiff

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
Debian:12tiffbefore 4.0.7-14.0.7-1
Debian:7tiffbefore 4.0.2-6+deb7u94.0.2-6+deb7u9
Debian:7tiff3before 3.9.6-11+deb7u43.9.6-11+deb7u4
Debian:8tiffbefore 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u34.0.3-12.3+deb8u3
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 Software Development Kit 11 SP4tiffbefore 3.8.2-141.169.9.13.8.2-141.169.9.1

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-2016-9533Nov 22, 2016 · tif_pixarlog.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in heap allocated buffers.
    40Plan
  • ← EarlierCVE-2016-9534Nov 22, 2016 · tif_write.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an issue in the error code path of TIFFFlushData1() that didn't reset the tif_rawcc and tif_rawcp members.
    40Plan
  • Later →CVE-2016-9536Nov 22, 2016 · tools/tiff2pdf.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in heap allocated buffers in t2p_process_jpeg_strip().
    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 / packageFixed versionSource
Microsoft Office for Android16.0.19426.20044 · Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems10.0.10240.21161 · KB5066837Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems10.0.10240.21161 · KB5066837Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems10.0.14393.8519 · KB5066836Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems10.0.14393.8519 · KB5066836Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems10.0.17763.7919 · KB5066586Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems10.0.17763.7919 · KB5066586Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems10.0.19044.6456 · KB5066791Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems10.0.19044.6456 · KB5066791Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems10.0.19044.6456 · KB5066791Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems10.0.19045.6456 · KB5066791Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems10.0.19045.6456 · KB5066791Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems10.0.19045.6456 · KB5066791Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems10.0.22621.6060 · KB5066793Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems10.0.22621.6060 · KB5066793Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems10.0.22631.6060 · KB5066793Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems10.0.22631.6060 · KB5066793Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems10.0.26100.6899 · KB5066835Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems10.0.26100.6899 · KB5066835Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems10.0.26200.6899 · KB5066835Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems10.0.26200.6899 · KB5066835Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 26.0.6003.23571 · KB5066874Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)6.0.6003.23571 · KB5066874Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 26.0.6003.23571 · KB5066874Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)6.0.6003.23571 · KB5066874Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 16.1.7601.27974 · KB5066872Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)6.1.7601.27974 · KB5066872Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 20126.2.9200.25722 · KB5066875Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.9200.25722 · KB5066875Microsoft (MSRC)
Windows Server 2012 R26.3.9600.22824 · KB5066873Microsoft (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.

Patch and commit links

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

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 Buffer

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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References

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