CVE-2024-7006
Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dirinfo.c
Severity Score
6.2
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track
*SSVC
Descriptions
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff via `tif_dirinfo.c`. This issue may allow an attacker to trigger memory allocation failures through certain means, such as restricting the heap space size or injecting faults, causing a segmentation fault. This can cause an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
*Credits:
Red Hat would like to thank Xu Chang (N/A) for reporting this issue.
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
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User Interaction
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Integrity
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
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Timeline
- 2024-07-23 CVE Reserved
- 2024-08-08 CVE Published
- 2024-09-05 EPSS Updated
- 2024-09-20 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
- CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
CAPEC
References (3)
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7006 | 2024-08-12 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2302996 | 2024-08-12 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6360 | 2024-09-20 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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