CVE•Published 2016-11-22•Modified 2026-05-29•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-9535Libtiff · Libtiff
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
70
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 30% of all CVEs
Description
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."
Timeline
Published 2016-11-22
Modified 2026-05-29
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-9535Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Libtiff Libtiff" version:"4.0.6"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Libtiff"HTTP body or banner mentions "Libtiff" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-9535Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-9535Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-9535Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-9535GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-9535" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.