CVE-2006-3459
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors,…
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Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, including a large tdir_count value in the TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 53.68% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/194228/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21253Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21274Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21290
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21304Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21319Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21334Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21338Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21346Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21370Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21392Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21501Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21537Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21598Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21632Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22036Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27181Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27222Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27832Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/blog/76Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016628
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016671
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.536600
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103160-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201331-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-166.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1137Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.