Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in libTIFF before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TIFF file with a malformed BitsPerSample tag.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | tiff | 3.7.2-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | tiff | 3.7.2-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | tiff | 3.7.2-3 | — |
| Debian 3.0 | tiff | 3.5.5-7 | DSA-755-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- LibTiff 3.7.1 - BitsPerSample Tag Local Buffer Overflow EDB-1554 · local · Mar 5, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- DSA-755-1 tiff - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-755 vendor-advisory
- http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=843
- 18289 third-party-advisory
- 16872 third-party-advisory
- 15320 third-party-advisory
- libtiff-bitspersample-bo(20533) vdb-entry
- 18943 third-party-advisory
- 16350 vdb-entry
- 1013944 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200505-07 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:042 vendor-advisory
- USN-130-1 vendor-advisory
- 13585 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91584