7.5

CVE-2024-7006: libtiff NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2024-0287SUSE-SU-2024:2979-1SUSE-SU-2024:3115-1
Published 08-08-2024Last modified 23-01-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-7006 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
DLA-4026-1SUSE-SU-2025:20971-1SUSE-SU-2025:21037-1CGA-6GCP-RG97-H6FJ

Timeline

  1. 08-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-01-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.52% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.52%

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

Suse12 products
  • tiff&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
  • tiff&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3< 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
  • tiff&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4< 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
  • tiff&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5< 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
  • tiff&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5< 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
Redhat10 products
Ubuntu5 products
  • gdalAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • neuronAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • qtwebengine-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • texmakerAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm17 | < 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm7 | < 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14 | < 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.10 | < 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.2 | < 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu4
Opensuse4 products
  • tiff&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
  • tiff&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 4.6.0-150600.3.3.1
  • tiff&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5< 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
  • tiff&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 4.6.0-5.1
Chainguard1 product
  • tiff< 4.7.0-r0
Debian1 product
  • tiff< 4.5.0-6+deb12u2 | < 4.5.1+git230720-5
Libtiff1 product
Mageia1 product
  • libtiff< 4.5.1-1.5.mga9
Wolfi1 product
  • tiff< 4.7.0-r0

9 vendors · 36 products

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