CVE-2016-9538: n/a vulnerability

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CVE-2016-9538 affects libtiff 4.0.6, specifically the tiffcrop tool. A crafted TIFF processed by vulnerable code could trigger an undefined buffer read caused by a 16-bit integer overflow. The provided sources do not give CVSS scoring or confirmed business impact. Exposure is most likely where libtiff 4.0.6 or vulnerable downstream packages are installed and tiffcrop or related TIFF-processing workflows handle untrusted TIFF files. Prioritize remediation where TIFF files come from customers, partners, email, web uploads, or automation. If libtiff is only unused or unreachable, handle through normal patch management. Mitigation focus: Apply vendor or distribution updates for libtiff referencing CVE-2016-9538 or DSA-3762.; Replace libtiff 4.0.6 with a supported fixed build where available.; Avoid processing untrusted TIFF files with vulnerable tiffcrop until patched..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 13:16 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Nov 22, 2016, 19:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/43c0b81a818640429317c80fea1e66771e85024b#diff-c8b4b355f9b5c06d585b23138e1c185fCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM

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CVE-2016-9538: tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 reads an undefined buffer in readContigStripsIntoBuffer() because of a ui...