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CVE-2016-6223

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 3.27%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-6223
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
3.27%

Original NVD Description

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.