CVE-2006-2026

Public Exploit

Description

Double free vulnerability in tif_jpeg.c in libtiff before 3.8.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image that triggers errors related to "setfield/getfield methods in cleanup functions."

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.28% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1563 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19949 third party advisory vendor advisory
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 vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1102 patch exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26135 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19936 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19964 third party advisory vendor 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 vendor 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://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-119.htm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11389 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0425.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19838 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20021 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:082 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19897 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20023 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_28.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17733 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2026?
CVE-2006-2026 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2026?
To fix CVE-2006-2026, 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-2006-2026 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2026 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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