6.8

CVE-2012-1173: libtiff Numeric Errors

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2012:0468DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1173DSA-2447-1
Published 04-06-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1173 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 6.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.84%
0%100%
Low · -0.08 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 04-06-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in tiff_getimage.c in LibTIFF 3.9.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted tile size in a TIFF file, which is not properly handled by the (1) gtTileSeparate or (2) gtStripSeparate function, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.08 pp

From 6.92% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
6.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat4 products
  • libtiff< 0:3.8.2-14.el5_8 | < 0:3.9.4-5.el6_2
  • libtiff-debuginfo< 0:3.8.2-14.el5_8 | < 0:3.9.4-5.el6_2
  • libtiff-devel< 0:3.8.2-14.el5_8 | < 0:3.9.4-5.el6_2
  • libtiff-static< 0:3.9.4-5.el6_2
Debian1 product
  • tiff< 3.9.4-5+squeeze4 | < 4.0.1-2
Libtiff1 product

3 vendors · 6 products

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