CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3459

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, including in the TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c, where a large tdir_count value can trigger an overflow. The vulnerability also affects products using this library, such as Adobe Reader 9.3.0.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could remotely execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) by providing a specially crafted TIFF file. The risk is high because libtiff is widely used in many image-processing applications.

Recommendation

Update libtiff to version 3.8.2 or later. For applications like Adobe Reader, install the latest security updates provided by the vendor.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS