Upstream information
Description
The EstimateStripByteCounts function in TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2 uses a 16-bit unsigned short when iterating over an unsigned 32-bit value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a large td_nstrips value, which triggers an infinite loop.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 7.8 |
Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2006:044, published Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 03:43:50 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:16:56 2023