Description
LibTIFF in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 on x86_64 platforms, as used in tiff2rgba, attempts to process image data even when the required compression functionality is not configured, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF image, related to "downsampled OJPEG input."
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 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 3 | libtiff +1 | 3.5.7-34.el3 | RHSA-2010:0520 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2010:0520 Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- ADV-2010-1761 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2010:0520 vendor-advisory
- 40536 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=583081