CVE-2006-2024 describes multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in libtiff versions prior to 3.8.1. These flaws allow authenticated, context-dependent attackers to crash applications processing specially crafted TIFF images, specifically impacting functions within tif_dirread.c, tif_lzw.c, tif_pixarlog.c, tif_zip.c, tif_jpeg.c, and tif_fax3.c. The CVSS score of 4.0 indicates a medium severity, with a network-based attack requiring authentication to achieve a partial denial of service. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an ExploitDB entry exists, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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