CVE-2024-13978

Public Exploit
LibTIFF fax2ps tiff2pdf.c t2p_read_tiff_init null pointer dereference

Description

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function t2p_read_tiff_init of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c of the component fax2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The patch is named 2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Category

2.0
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Third-Party Advisory vuldb.com
Affected: n/a LibTIFF
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.318355 technical description vdb entry
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.318355 signature permissions required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.624562 third party advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/649 issue tracking
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/667 patch
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4 patch
http://www.libtiff.org/ product

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-13978?
CVE-2024-13978 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-13978?
To fix CVE-2024-13978, 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-2024-13978 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-13978 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-13978?
CVE-2024-13978 affects n/a LibTIFF.
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