Buffer overflow in Libtiff

CVE-2006-3460

Heap-based buffer overflow in the JPEG decoder in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an encoded JPEG stream that is longer than the scan line size (TiffScanLineSize).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.043 (90.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Libtiff
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)