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CVE-2012-3401

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3401 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the t2p_read_tiff_init function of tiff2pdf (tools/tiff2pdf.c) in LibTIFF versions 4.0.2 and earlier. This flaw allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted TIFF image. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is a medium-severity vulnerability requiring medium attack complexity and no authentication, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.0.2CPE 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
4.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0407 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 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 (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libtiff-0:3.8.2-18.el5_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libtiff-0:3.9.4-9.el6_3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-3401Moderate

(tiff2pdf): Heap-based buffer overflow due to improper initialization of T2P context struct pointer

Jul 18, 2012

References

libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/libjpeg-turbo
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00011.html
osvdb.org / 84090
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1590.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / attachment.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/49938
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50007
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/50726
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/77088
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2552
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/4
securityfocus.com / bid/54601
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1511-1
xerox.com / download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf