# CVE-2012-4447: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted TIFF images in LibTIFF, requiring user interaction to open the file.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** 28 Oct 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4447, DSA-2561-1, GHSA-g87v-m6xq-4j4j

## What is CVE-2012-4447?

CVE-2012-4447 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 28 Oct 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

Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image using the PixarLog Compression format.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4447?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Libtiff Libtiff.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4447?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-4447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2012-4447 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4447 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 28 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2012-4447/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4447/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4447
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4447
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4447

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4447/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.