MEDIUM
libtiff: Missing return value check in ppm2tiff leading to heap-buffer overflow when reading a tiff file
Published Nov 11, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.52%
Description
ppm2tiff does not check the return value of the TIFFScanlineSize function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPM image that triggers an integer overflow, a zero-memory allocation, and a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 6.0
- 7.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 8.04
- 10.04
- 11.10
- 12.04
- 12.10
Configuration 4
OR
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.3
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff-0:3.8.2-18.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff-0:3.9.4-9.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1590
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff-0:3.8.2-18.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1590 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff-0:3.9.4-9.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1590 |
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.
13.52% 0.13521
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.13521
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 | 13.52% (0.13521) | 96.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.52% (0.13521) | 95.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 27.17% (0.27173) | 96.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 23.15% (0.23150) | 95.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 26.46% (0.26460) | 95.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 23.33% (0.23331) | 95.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 43.30% (0.43296) | 96.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 23.33% (0.23331) | 95.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.66% (0.02659) | 90.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 73.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 68.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 64.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00076.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1590.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51133 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2575 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/02/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/02/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/86878 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56372 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1631-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4564 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871700 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79750 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4564
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4564
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00076.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1590.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51133 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2575 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/02/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/02/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/86878 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56372 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1631-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4564 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871700 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79750 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4564 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4564 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 11, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4564
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a