Medium 6.8Published Jan 4, 2013

CVE-2012-5581Stack-based buffer overflow in tif_dir.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOTRANGE tag in a TIFF…

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Stack-based buffer overflow in tif_dir.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOTRANGE tag in a TIFF image.

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 4.0.1; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; and 49 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/51491	vendor-advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2589
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56715
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1655-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867235
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80339

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