Description
Integer overflow in the ReadDirectory function in tiffdump.c in tiffdump in LibTIFF before 3.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file containing a directory data structure with many directory entries.
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 6.0 | tiff | 3.9.4-5+squeeze5 | DSA-2552-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | libtiff +1 | 3.8.2-7.el5_5.5 | RHSA-2010:0519 |
| RHEL 4 | libtiff +1 | 3.6.1-12.el4_8.5 | RHSA-2010:0519 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | tiff | 4.0.7-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10554-1 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2010:0519 Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2552-1 tiff - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10554-1 libtiff-devel-32bit-4.0.7-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20110412 libtiff CVE assignments mailing-list
- 44271 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2011:009 vendor-advisory
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2218
- DSA-2552 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695887
- GLSA-201209-02 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-5304 vendor-advisory
- http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v3.9.5.html
- USN-1416-1 vendor-advisory
- 47338 vdb-entry
- 50726 third-party-advisory