Medium 6.8Published Oct 28, 2012

CVE-2012-4447Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF im…

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Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image using the PixarLog Compression format.

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 4.0.2; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; and 50 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00076.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1590.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49938	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51049	vendor-advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2561
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/14
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/9
http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v4.0.3.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55673
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1631-1
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