The TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff 3.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF image that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, possibly due to changes in type declarations and/or the TIFFVSetField function.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade tiff | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 25, 2006 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/tiff. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 24, 2006 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libtiff-devel-docsUpgrade tiffUpgrade libtiff6Upgrade tiff-docsUpgrade libtiff-devel | Sep 1, 2026 | Jun 27, 2013 |
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