CVE-2012-2088 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image with a negative tile depth in libtiff.
- 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-2012-2088?
CVE-2012-2088 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 22 Jul 2012. 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
Integer signedness error in the TIFFReadDirectory function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff 3.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative tile depth in a tiff image, which triggers an improper conversion between signed and unsigned types, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2088?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2088?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-2088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2088, GHSA-2p93-pprm-392q.