6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-2113
Libtiff TIFF Image Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Multiple integer overflows in tiff2pdf in libtiff before 4.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted tiff image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

July 22, 2012, 5:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2113 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libtiff libtiff

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2113 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2113 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00010.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1054.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49493
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49686
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2552
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:101
    Added Reference http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v4.0.2.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54076
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810551
    Added Reference https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083566
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2012-2113 libtiff: integer overflow in tiff2pdf leading to heap-buffer overflow when reading a tiled tiff file Multiple integer overflows in tiff2pdf in libtiff before 4.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted tiff image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1054 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2113 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Multiple integer overflows in tiff2pdf in libtiff before 4.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted tiff image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. CVE-2012-2113 libtiff: integer overflow in tiff2pdf leading to heap-buffer overflow when reading a tiled tiff file
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1054 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2113 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2113 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.25 }} -0.08%

score

0.92173

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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