# CVE-2006-3459: Memory corruption in n/a

> Stack-based buffer overflows in libtiff allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted TIFF files.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Aug 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3459, GHSA-m9p7-26x3-qmg3

## What is CVE-2006-3459?

CVE-2006-3459 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 3 Aug 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

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, including a large tdir_count value in the TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3459?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Libtiff Libtiff.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3459?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2006-3459 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3459 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Apple iOS MobileSafari LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (metasploit)
- Apple iOS MobileMail LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (metasploit)
- Adobe Reader PDF - LibTiff Integer Overflow Code Execution (exploitdb)
- Apple iPhone MobileSafari LibTIFF - 'browser' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1) (exploitdb)
- Apple iPhone MobileSafari LibTIFF - 'email' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2) (exploitdb)
- iPhone MobileMail - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff

- [CVE-2004-1308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1308/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0929](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0929/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-61144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61144/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-9533](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9533/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-9534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9534/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3459 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3459 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 3 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3459 exists.

Affected product: Libtiff Libtiff. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3459/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3459/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3459
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3459
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3459

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3459/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.