VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-2656

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 14.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid. If there is not a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 14.41% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 26 May 2006
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: libtiff/libtiff
Source: secalert@redhat.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 14.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-1831 source ↗	tiffsplit (libtiff 3.8.2) - Local Stack Buffer Overflowlinux · nitr0us	local	26 May 2006	yes

References

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