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TI-2006-03353 Aliases CVE-2006-3460GHSA-f3pq-43cm-w3cf

Heap-based buffer overflow in the JPEG decoder in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the JPEG decoder in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an encoded JPEG stream that is longer than the scan line size (TiffScanLineSize).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0442 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2006:0648 Released 2006-08-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kdegraphics security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10.i386, kdegraphics-devel-7:3.1.3-3.10 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.10.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2006:0603 Released 2006-08-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4.i386, libtiff-devel-3.5.7-25.el3.4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-12, libtiff-3.6.1-12.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-12.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-12, libtiff-3.6.1-12.i386, libtiff-devel-3.6.1-12 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-12, libtiff-3.6.1-12.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-12.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-25.el3.4.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-12, libtiff-3.6.1-12.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-12.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0603, RHSA-2006:0648
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0603, RHSA-2006:0648
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0603
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0603
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0603, RHSA-2006:0648
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0603
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0603, RHSA-2006:0648
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0603

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3460
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f3pq-43cm-w3cf

References

Patch 1

Advisory 15

Other 3

  • 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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