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CVE-2011-1167

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1167 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the ThunderScan decoder within LibTIFF versions 3.9.4 and earlier. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious .tiff file containing specific THUNDER_2BITDELTAS data and an unexpected BitsPerSample value. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta18:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta28:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0623 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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 4Fixed in: libtiff-0:3.6.1-18.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libtiff-0:3.8.2-7.el5_6.7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libtiff-0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1167Important

libtiff: heap-based buffer overflow in thunder decoder (ZDI-11-107)

Mar 21, 2011

References

blackberry.com / btsc/KB27244
bugzilla.maptools.org / show_bug.cgi
Patch
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057763.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057840.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/43900
secunia.com / advisories/43934
secunia.com / advisories/43974
secunia.com / advisories/44117
secunia.com / advisories/44135
secunia.com / advisories/50726
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
securityreason.com / securityalert/8165
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/66247
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
support.apple.com / kb/HT5130
support.apple.com / kb/HT5281
support.apple.com / kb/HT5503
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-1102-1
debian.org / security/2011/dsa-2210
mandriva.com / security/advisories
osvdb.org / 71256
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0392.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/517101/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/46951
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0795
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0845
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0859
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0860
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0905
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0930
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0960
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-11-107