medium
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CVE-2012-5581: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed Oct 17 2012(Updated: )

A stack-based buffer overflow was found in the way libtiff handled DOTRANGE tags. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially-crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. This issue is fixed in libtiff-4.0.2

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
tiff<=4.0.1
tiff=3.4
tiff=3.4-beta18
tiff=3.4-beta24
tiff=3.4-beta28
tiff=3.4-beta29
tiff=3.4-beta31
tiff=3.4-beta32
tiff=3.4-beta34
tiff=3.4-beta35
tiff=3.4-beta36
tiff=3.4-beta37
tiff=3.5.1
tiff=3.5.2
tiff=3.5.3
tiff=3.5.4
tiff=3.5.5
tiff=3.5.6
tiff=3.5.6-beta
tiff=3.5.7
tiff=3.5.7-alpha
tiff=3.5.7-alpha2
tiff=3.5.7-alpha3
tiff=3.5.7-alpha4
tiff=3.5.7-beta
tiff=3.6.0
tiff=3.6.0-beta
tiff=3.6.0-beta2
tiff=3.6.1
tiff=3.7.0
tiff=3.7.0-alpha
tiff=3.7.0-beta
tiff=3.7.0-beta2
tiff=3.7.1
tiff=3.7.2
tiff=3.7.3
tiff=3.7.4
tiff=3.8.0
tiff=3.8.1
tiff=3.8.2
tiff=3.9
tiff=3.9.0
tiff=3.9.0-beta
tiff=3.9.1
tiff=3.9.2
tiff=3.9.2-5.2.1
tiff=3.9.3
tiff=3.9.4
tiff=3.9.5
tiff=4.0
tiff=4.0-alpha
tiff=4.0-beta1
tiff=4.0-beta2
tiff=4.0-beta3
tiff=4.0-beta4
tiff=4.0-beta5
tiff=4.0-beta6

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-5581?

    CVE-2012-5581 has been categorized as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for exploitation leading to application crashes or arbitrary code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-5581?

    To fix CVE-2012-5581, update your libtiff library to version 4.0.2 or later, which addresses this buffer overflow vulnerability.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2012-5581?

    CVE-2012-5581 affects multiple versions of libtiff, specifically versions prior to 4.0.2, including various 3.x and 4.x beta releases.

  • What kind of attack can CVE-2012-5581 facilitate?

    CVE-2012-5581 can facilitate a remotely executed attack where a specially-crafted TIFF file causes an application using libtiff to crash or execute arbitrary code.

  • Which applications are impacted by CVE-2012-5581?

    Any application that uses the vulnerable versions of the libtiff library for image processing tasks could be impacted by CVE-2012-5581.

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