// For flags

CVE-2012-5581

libtiff: Stack-based buffer overflow when reading a tiled tiff file

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

1.6%
*EPSS

Affected Versions

57
*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in tif_dir.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOTRANGE tag in a TIFF image.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en tif_dir.c en LibTIFF anteriores a v4.0.2, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) y posiblemente ejecutar código de su elección a través de una etiqueta DOTRANGE manipulada en una imagen TIFF.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-10-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-01-04 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-03 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (57)