CVE-2011-1167

Summary

CVECVE-2011-1167
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-03-28 16:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the thunder (aka ThunderScan) decoder in tif_thunder.c in LibTIFF 3.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted THUNDER_2BITDELTAS data in a .tiff file that has an unexpected BitsPerSample value.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta18 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta24 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta28 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta29 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta31 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta32 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta34 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta35 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta36 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta37 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.3 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.5 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.6 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.6 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha3 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha4 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.0 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.0 beta2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 alpha All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 beta2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.3 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.0 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.2-5.2.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.3 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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USN-1102-1: tiff vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
684939 – (CVE-2011-1167) CVE-2011-1167 libtiff: heap-based buffer overflow in thunder decoder (ZDI-11-107) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
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KB27244-Vulnerabilities in BlackBerry Enterprise Server components that process images could allow remote code execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blackberry.com
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LibTIFF Buffer Overflow in ThunderCode Decoder Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2210-1 tiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 iOS 6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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