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TI-2006-02065 Aliases CVE-2006-2120GHSA-vj46-9qg5-hvg2

The TIFFToRGB function in libtiff before 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

Priority LOW 13Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The TIFFToRGB function in libtiff before 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image with Yr/Yg/Yb values that exceed the YCR/YCG/YCB values, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00818 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.1Vulnerablelibtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·libtiff

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2006:0425 Released 2006-05-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1.i386, libtiff-devel-3.5.7-25.el3.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-10, libtiff-3.6.1-10.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-10.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-10, libtiff-3.6.1-10.i386, libtiff-devel-3.6.1-10 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-10, libtiff-3.6.1-10.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-10.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-10, libtiff-3.6.1-10.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-10.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0425
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0425
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0425
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0425
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0425
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0425
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0425
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0425

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2120
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vj46-9qg5-hvg2

References

Patch 2

Advisory 5

Other 2

  • TI-2023-28739 Libtiff: segment fault in libtiff in tiffreadrgbatileext() leading to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-10746 libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via extractContigSamplesBytes() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3215. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-03639 LibTIFF tif_getimage.c TIFFReadRGBATileExt integer overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-05765 Libtiff: out-of-memory in tiffopen via a craft file CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-03286 Out-of-bounds write in libtiff CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2006-03352 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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