CVE-2006-2026 Use after free in n/a
A double free vulnerability in libtiff allows attackers to cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2026?
CVE-2006-2026 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 25 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Double free vulnerability in tif_jpeg.c in libtiff before 3.8.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image that triggers errors related to "setfield/getfield methods in cleanup functions."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2026?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2026?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2006-2026 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2026 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2026, GHSA-vcfg-6cwj-xppm.