Medium 6.8Published Aug 27, 2008

CVE-2008-2327Multiple buffer underflows in the (1) LZWDecode, (2) LZWDecodeCompat, and (3) LZWDecodeVector functions in tif_lzw.c in the LZW decoder in LibTIFF 3.8.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers…

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Multiple buffer underflows in the (1) LZWDecode, (2) LZWDecodeCompat, and (3) LZWDecodeVector functions in tif_lzw.c in the LZW decoder in LibTIFF 3.8.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF file, related to improper handling of the CODE_CLEAR code.

CVSS: 6.8 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

libtiff libtiff libtiff:libtiff	through 3.8.2; 3.4; 3.5.1; 3.5.2; 3.5.3; 3.5.4; 3.5.5; 3.5.6; and 7 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234080
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31610	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31623	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31668	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31670	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31698	vendor-advisory
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