CVE-2012-5581
tiff - buffer overflow
EPSS 2.8%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in tif_dir.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOTRANGE tag in a TIFF image.
How to fix CVE-2012-5581
To remediate CVE-2012-5581, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tiff—upgrade to 4.0.2-1 or later
- Debian/tiff—upgrade to 3.9.4-5+squeeze8 or later
Is CVE-2012-5581 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.0.2-1
- from 0, < 3.9.4-5+squeeze8