CVE-2006-3461

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PixarLog decoder in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.20% Top 15%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/27725	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3486	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21501	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19290	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21537	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21632	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-07.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21338	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-330-1	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-166.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016628	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1137	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21370	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016671	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21598	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0648.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:137	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27222	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4034	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_44_libtiff.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21290	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21274	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3105	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27181	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0603.html	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21304	third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.536600	vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-558
http://secunia.com/advisories/27832	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21346	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201331-1	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9910	signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21319	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21392	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21334	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22036	third party advisory
http://lwn.net/Alerts/194228/	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103160-1	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3461?: CVE-2006-3461 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3461?: To fix CVE-2006-3461, 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-2006-3461 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3461 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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