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TI-2009-04778 Aliases CVE-2009-5022GHSA-c6jf-8jhf-3f5j

Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_ojpeg.c in the OJPEG decoder in LibTIFF before 3.9.5…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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 tif_ojpeg.c in the OJPEG decoder in LibTIFF before 3.9.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11707 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 · 47

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.9.4Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta18:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 beta18Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 beta24Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta28:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 beta28Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta29:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 beta29Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta31:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 beta31Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta32:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 beta32Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta34:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 beta34Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta35:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 beta35Vulnerablelibtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.9.4 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta18:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 beta18 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 beta24 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta28:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 beta28 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta29:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 beta29 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta31:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 beta31 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta32:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 beta32 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta34:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 beta34 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta35:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 beta35 Vulnerable ·libtiff
Show 37 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta36:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 beta36Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta37:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 beta37Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.3Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.4Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.5Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.6Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.6 betaVulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.7Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.7 alphaVulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.7 alpha2Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.7 alpha3Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.7 alpha4Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.7 betaVulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 betaVulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 beta2Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.0Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.0 alphaVulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.0 betaVulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.0 beta2Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.1Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.2Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.3Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.4Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.0Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.1Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.2Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.0Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.0 betaVulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.1Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.2Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.2-5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.2-5.2.1Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.3Vulnerablelibtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta36:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 beta36 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta37:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 beta37 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.5 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.6 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.6 beta Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.7 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.7 alpha Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.7 alpha2 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.7 alpha3 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.7 alpha4 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.7 beta Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 beta Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.0 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.0 alpha Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.0 beta Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.2 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.3 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.4 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.2 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.0 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.0 beta Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.2-5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.2-5.2.1 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.3 Vulnerable ·libtiff

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:0452 Released 2011-04-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3, libtiff-devel-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3, libtiff-static-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3, libtiff-devel-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3, libtiff-static-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3, libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.ppc, libtiff-devel-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3, libtiff-static-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3, libtiff-devel-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3, libtiff-static-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0452
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0452
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-5022
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6jf-8jhf-3f5j

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

Advisory 8

  • 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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