VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-3459

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability53.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-08-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, including a large tdir_count value in the TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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