CVE-2024-7006: Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dirinfo.c
First published: Mon Aug 05 2024(Updated: )
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff via `tif_dirinfo.c`. This issue may allow an attacker to trigger memory allocation failures through certain means, such as restricting the heap space size or injecting faults, causing a segmentation fault. This can cause an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Libtiff Libtiff | =4.5.1 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux | =8.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux | =9.0 | |
| debian/tiff | <=4.2.0-1+deb11u5<=4.5.0-6+deb12u1 | 4.5.1+git230720-5 |
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Reference Links
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/559
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/624
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6360
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2302996
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7006
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/818fb8ce881cf839fbc710f6690aadb992aa0f9e
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-7006
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-7006
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7006
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-7006
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-7006
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