CVE-2006-2025

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the TIFFFetchData function in tif_dirread.c for libtiff before 3.8.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.43% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1563	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19949	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26134	vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189933	patch exploit
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103099-1	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/277-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-17.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20667	third party advisory
http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1102	patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/19936	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19964	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201332-1	vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20345	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1054	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17732	vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-119.htm
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0425.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19838	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10593	signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20021	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:082	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19897	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20023	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_28.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2025?: CVE-2006-2025 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2025?: To fix CVE-2006-2025, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2025 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2025 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.