MEDIUM
libtiff: Heap-buffer overflow due to TileSize calculation when parsing tiff files
Published Jun 4, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.92%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in tiff_getimage.c in LibTIFF 3.9.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted tile size in a TIFF file, which is not properly handled by the (1) gtTileSeparate or (2) gtStripSeparate function, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff-0:3.8.2-14.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0468
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff-0:3.9.4-5.el6_2
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0468
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libtiff
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff-0:3.8.2-14.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0468 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff-0:3.9.4-5.el6_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0468 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
6.92% 0.06918
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06918
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.92% (0.06918) | 93.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.92% (0.06918) | 93.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.85% (0.06846) | 91.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 4.01% (0.04011) | 88.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 5.61% (0.05614) | 89.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.12% (0.02122) | 82.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.91% (0.06911) | 85.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.12% (0.02122) | 82.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 16.34% (0.16344) | 96.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 14.11% (0.14112) | 95.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.93% (0.12933) | 95.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.22% (0.09220) | 93.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 4, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-1173
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a