CVE-2012-2088

Description

Integer signedness error in the TIFFReadDirectory function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff 3.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative tile depth in a tiff image, which triggers an improper conversion between signed and unsigned types, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.33% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083566 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1054.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54270 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6162
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832864
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:101 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49686 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50726 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2088?
CVE-2012-2088 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2088?
To fix CVE-2012-2088, 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-2012-2088 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2088 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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