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CVE-2012-3401
The t2p_read_tiff_init function in tiff2pdf (tools/tiff2pdf.c) in LibTIFF 4.0.2 and earlier does not properly initialize the T2P context…
Medium6.8EPSS 4.1%
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- redhat
Description
The t2p_read_tiff_init function in tiff2pdf (tools/tiff2pdf.c) in LibTIFF 4.0.2 and earlier does not properly initialize the T2P context struct pointer in certain error conditions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
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References (18)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=837577 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0955 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120719 tiff2pdf: Heap-based buffer overflow due to improper initialization of T2P context struct pointer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libjpeg-turbo?view=revision&revision=830 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 54601 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120719 Re: tiff2pdf: Heap-based buffer overflow due to improper initialization of T2P context struct pointer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-2552 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 49938 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 50007 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-1511-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-201209-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 84090 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- libtiff-t2preadtiffinit-bo(77088) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=596457 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDVSA-2012:127 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:1590 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 50726 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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