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
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.78%
Description
The EstimateStripByteCounts function in TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2 uses a 16-bit unsigned short when iterating over an unsigned 32-bit value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a large td_nstrips value, which triggers an infinite loop.
Affected products
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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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.78% 0.02781
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02781
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02781) | 85.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.57% (0.02569) | 83.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.73% (0.02734) | 84.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.94% (0.05942) | 83.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.46% (0.02461) | 84.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.00% (0.03000) | 91.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 3.00% (0.03000) | 89.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | 2.45% (0.02446) | 88.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02021) | 87.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 85.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01412) | 84.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01063) | 81.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (43)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/194228/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/21598 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21632 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22036 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27181 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27222 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27832 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016628 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.536600 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103160-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201331-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- 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
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-07.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:136 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:137 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_44_libtiff.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0603.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0648.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19284 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-330-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4034 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3463 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=199111 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-558 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3463
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10639 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3463
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-2006-3463
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a