CVE-2006-2193 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in libtiff allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash by tricking a user into opening a malicious TIFF file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2193?
CVE-2006-2193 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 8 Jun 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the t2p_write_pdf_string function in tiff2pdf in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a TIFF file with a DocumentName tag that contains UTF-8 characters, which triggers the overflow when a character is sign extended to an integer that produces more digits than expected in an sprintf call.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2193?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2193?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-2193 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2193 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2193, GHSA-jgfg-vvq8-cfx3.