CVE-2006-2120

Description

The TIFFToRGB function in libtiff before 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image with Yr/Yg/Yb values that exceed the YCR/YCG/YCB values, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.31%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210	third party advisory
http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1065	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19949	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17809	vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/277-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20667	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19936	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19964	third party advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189974	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20330	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1078	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
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0425.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9572	signature vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:082	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20023	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2120?: CVE-2006-2120 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2120?: To fix CVE-2006-2120, 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-2006-2120 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2120 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.