CVE-2006-2024: Medium severity libtiff libtiff vulnerability

Published Apr 25, 2006
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Updated

Multiple vulnerabilities in libtiff before 3.8.1 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a TIFF image that triggers errors in (1) the TIFFFetchAnyArray function in (a) tifdirread.c; (2) certain "codec cleanup methods" in (b) tiflzw.c, (c) tifpixarlog.c, and (d) tifzip.c; (3) and improper restoration of setfield and getfield methods in cleanup functions within (e) tifjpeg.c, tifpixarlog.c, (f) tiffax3.c, and tifzip.c.

Affected Software

13 affected components
LibTIFF libtiff<=3.8.0
LibTIFF libtiff=3.4
LibTIFF libtiff=3.5.1
LibTIFF libtiff=3.5.2
LibTIFF libtiff=3.5.3
LibTIFF libtiff=3.5.4
LibTIFF libtiff=3.5.5
LibTIFF libtiff=3.5.6
LibTIFF libtiff=3.5.7
LibTIFF libtiff=3.6.0
LibTIFF libtiff=3.6.1
LibTIFF libtiff=3.7.0
LibTIFF libtiff=3.7.1

Event History

Apr 25, 2006
CVE Published
11:02 PM
Apr 26, 2006
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2024?

CVE-2006-2024 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-2024?

To fix CVE-2006-2024, update libtiff to version 3.8.1 or later.

3

What impact does CVE-2006-2024 have on affected systems?

CVE-2006-2024 can lead to denial of service on systems processing malicious TIFF images.

4

Which versions of libtiff are affected by CVE-2006-2024?

CVE-2006-2024 affects all versions of libtiff prior to 3.8.1.

5

What components of libtiff are vulnerable in CVE-2006-2024?

CVE-2006-2024 affects the TIFFFetchAnyArray function and certain codec cleanup methods in various .c files.

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