CVE-2006-2120

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-2120
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-05-01 22:06:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS: 0.003210000 probability, percentile 0.551760000 (date 2026-04-20)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
Secunia - Advisories - SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for libtiff4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
189974 – CVE-2006-2120 libtiff DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
USN-277-1: TIFF library vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Red Hat update for libtiff - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
LibTiff TIFFToRGB Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for libtiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Trustix updates for multiple packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for tiff - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
ASA-2006-119 (RHSA-2006-0425) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1078-1 tiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.remotesensing.org Patch
Avaya Products LibTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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