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CVE-2009-2347

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2347 describes multiple integer overflows in libtiff versions 3.8 through 3.8.2, 3.9, and 4.0, specifically within inter-color space conversion tools like tiff2rgba and rgb2ycbcr. These flaws allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious TIFF image with large width and height values, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0415 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: libtiff-0:3.5.7-33.el3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: libtiff-0:3.6.1-12.el4_8.4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libtiff-0:3.8.2-7.el5_3.4
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-2347Moderate

libtiff: integer overflows in various inter-color spaces conversion tools (crash, ACE)

Jul 13, 2009

References

article.gmane.org / gmane.linux.debian.devel.changes.unstable/178563
Patch
bugzilla.maptools.org / show_bug.cgi
Patch
osvdb.org / 55821
osvdb.org / 55822
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/35811
secunia.com / advisories/35817
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35866
secunia.com / advisories/35883
secunia.com / advisories/35911
secunia.com / advisories/36194
secunia.com / advisories/50726
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200908-03.xml
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/51688
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10988
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00663.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00724.html
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1835
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Patch
mandriva.com / security/advisories
ocert.org / advisories/ocert-2009-012.html
Patch
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1159.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/504892/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/35652
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-801-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1870
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0621