CVE-2016-9535

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 5%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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."

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
90.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 22, 2016

Last Modified

May 29, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 20, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit.
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94744
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DSA 3844-1] tiff security update

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
github_commit

commit 6a984bf7905c (vadz/libtiff)

Fix landed in vadz/libtiff commit 6a984bf7905c — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/6a984bf7905c6621281588431f384e79d11a2e33
github_commit

commit 3ca657a8793d (vadz/libtiff)

Fix landed in vadz/libtiff commit 3ca657a8793d — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/3ca657a8793dd011bf869695d72ad31c779c3cc1

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibtiffxx5 (4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6) @ trusty2026-05-20ubuntu
redhatlibtiff-0:4.0.3-27.el7_32017-02-01redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(3)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 40× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-9535?
CVE-2016-9535 is a critical vulnerability published on November 22, 2016. tifpredict.h and tifpredict.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."
When was CVE-2016-9535 disclosed?
CVE-2016-9535 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 22, 2016, with the most recent update on May 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-9535 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-9535 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 90.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-9535?
CVE-2016-9535 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-9535?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-9535, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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