Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the TIFFFetchSubjectDistance function in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF before 3.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long EXIF SubjectDistance field in a TIFF file.
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 | 3.9.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | tiff | 3.9.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | tiff | 3.9.4-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | tiff | 4.0.7-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10554-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10554-1 libtiff-devel-32bit-4.0.7-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 40241 third-party-advisory
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2212
- [oss-security] 20100623 CVE requests: LibTIFF mailing-list
- ADV-2010-1638 vdb-entry
- SSA:2010-180-02 vendor-advisory
- 65676 vdb-entry
- USN-954-1 vendor-advisory
- http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v3.9.4.html
- GLSA-201209-02 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599576
- 20100621 Multiple Vendor LibTIFF 3.9.2 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2010:014 vendor-advisory
- 40381 third-party-advisory
- 50726 third-party-advisory