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TI-2012-03904 Aliases CVE-2012-4564GHSA-x7qp-frp5-95fm

ppm2tiff does not check the return value of the TIFFScanlineSize function, which allows…

Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

ppm2tiff does not check the return value of the TIFFScanlineSize function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPM image that triggers an integer overflow, a zero-memory allocation, and a heap-based buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.13521 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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 · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.0.3Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:1590 Released 2012-12-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libtiff security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libtiff-3.8.2-18.el5_8, libtiff-devel-3.8.2-18.el5_8, libtiff-devel-3.8.2-18.el5_8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libtiff-3.8.2-18.el5_8, libtiff-3.8.2-18.el5_8.i386, libtiff-3.8.2-18.el5_8.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libtiff-3.8.2-18.el5_8, libtiff-3.8.2-18.el5_8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-9.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-9.el6_3, libtiff-devel-3.9.4-9.el6_3, libtiff-static-3.9.4-9.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-9.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-9.el6_3, libtiff-devel-3.9.4-9.el6_3, libtiff-static-3.9.4-9.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-9.el6_3, libtiff-3.9.4-9.el6_3.ppc, libtiff-devel-3.9.4-9.el6_3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-9.el6_3, libtiff-static-3.9.4-9.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-9.el6_3, libtiff-devel-3.9.4-9.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-9.el6_3, libtiff-static-3.9.4-9.el6_3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1590

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4564
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7qp-frp5-95fm

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 6

Other 1

Sources

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