A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in libtiff 4.6.0. This vulnerability affects the function PS_Lvl2page of the file tools/tiff2ps.c of the component tiff2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 6ba36f159fd396ad11bf6b7874554197736ecc8b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. One of the maintainers explains, that "[t]his error only occurs if DEFER_STRILE_LOAD (defer-strile-load:BOOL=ON) or TIFFOpen( .. "rD") option is used."
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 1.1 (LOW)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 2.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade libtiff | Dec 12, 2025 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade libtiff | Nov 12, 2025 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade libtiff | Nov 21, 2025 | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libtiff-devel-32bitUpgrade libtiff5Upgrade libtiff-develUpgrade libtiff6-32bitUpgrade libtiff5-32bitUpgrade libtiff6Upgrade tiff | Dec 5, 2025 | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libtiff-tools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libtiff-toolsUpgrade libtiff5Upgrade libtiff5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libtiff6 | Aug 22, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Aug 4, 2025 |
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