CVE-2012-2088
EPSS 3.0%
Description
Integer signedness error in the TIFFReadDirectory function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff 3.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative tile depth in a tiff image, which triggers an improper conversion between signed and unsigned types, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
How to fix CVE-2012-2088
To remediate CVE-2012-2088, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tiff—upgrade to 4.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2012-2088 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.0-1