HIGH
Multiple libtiff flaws (CVE-2006-3460 CVE-2006-3461 CVE-2006-3462 CVE-2006-3463 CVE-2006-3464 CVE-2006-3465)
Published Aug 3, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 53.68%
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, including a large tdir_count value in the TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- ≤ 3.8.1
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.5.4
- 3.5.5
- 3.5.6
- 3.5.6
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.7
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.1
- 3.7.0
- 3.7.0
- 3.7.0
- 3.7.0
- 3.7.1
- 3.7.2
- 3.7.3
- 3.7.4
- 3.8.0
Running on/with
- 9.3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0648
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
libtiff-0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0603
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libtiff-0:3.6.1-12
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0603
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0648 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libtiff-0:3.5.7-25.el3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0603 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libtiff-0:3.6.1-12 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0603 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
53.68% 0.53680
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.53680
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 53.68% (0.53680) | 98.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 53.05% (0.53046) | 98.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 50.98% (0.50983) | 98.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 27, 2026 | 68.70% (0.68700) | 98.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 66.53% (0.66528) | 98.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 67.95% (0.67949) | 98.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 14, 2025 | 69.31% (0.69306) | 98.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 12, 2025 | 66.06% (0.66061) | 98.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 31, 2025 | 67.70% (0.67699) | 98.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 15, 2025 | 69.43% (0.69426) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 70.72% (0.70722) | 98.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 75.85% (0.75847) | 98.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 71.48% (0.71485) | 98.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 37.25% (0.37253) | 97.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 27.61% (0.27606) | 96.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 18.14% (0.18136) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 14.14% (0.14140) | 95.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 17.34% (0.17345) | 95.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 21, 2023 | 17.57% (0.17566) | 95.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 13.21% (0.13211) | 94.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 9.50% (0.09498) | 93.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 11.86% (0.11863) | 94.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.74% (0.08741) | 93.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 56.71% (0.56713) | 98.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 56.71% (0.56713) | 98.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (51)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/27832 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/blog/76 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
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- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-166.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1137 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=199111 Issue Tracking
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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3459
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 3, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 10, 2006
Link CVE-2006-3459
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a