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CVE-2006-2026

Double free vulnerability in tif_jpeg.c in libtiff before 3.8.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of

Double free vulnerability in tif_jpeg.c in libtiff before 3.8.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image that triggers errors related to "setfield/getfield methods in cleanup functions.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.10273
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

2
libtiff<= 3.8.0
libtiffall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
dosLibTiff 3.x - Double-Free Memory Corruptionverified
pocbugzilla.remotesensing.org · show_bug.cgi?id=1102bugzilla.remotesensing.org
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=189933bugzilla.redhat.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD25 Apr 2006 · 11:02 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2006:0648Important
usnUSN-277-1
rhsaRHSA-2006:0425Important
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References & Sources

25
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/19838Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19897Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19936Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19949Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19964Vendor Advisory
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