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CVE-2012-4564: ppm2tiff does not check the return value of the TIFFScanlineSize function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash…

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 13.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96.5% of all records.
  • Fixed version: tiff (Debian:12) 4.0.2-5; tiff (Debian:6.0) 3.9.4-5+squeeze7; tiff (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 4.0.7-1.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to tiff (Debian:12) 4.0.2-5; tiff (Debian:6.0) 3.9.4-5+squeeze7; tiff (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 4.0.7-1.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

Published
Nov 11, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
13.5% · 96th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
4 / 30 · 13.5%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
libtifflibtiff
debiandebian linux
canonicalubuntu linux
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux eus
redhatenterprise linux server
redhatenterprise linux workstation
opensuseopensuse

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux10.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux11.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux12.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux12.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux8.04
  • debian debian linux6.0
  • debian debian linux7.0
  • libtiff libtiffup to 4.0.3 inclusive
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  • opensuse opensuse11.4
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop5.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux eus6.3
  • redhat enterprise linux server5.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation5.0
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation6.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12tiffbefore 4.0.2-54.0.2-5
Debian:6.0tiffbefore 3.9.4-5+squeeze73.9.4-5+squeeze7
openSUSE:Tumbleweedtiffbefore 4.0.7-1.14.0.7-1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientlibtiffbefore 0:3.8.2-18.el5_80:3.8.2-18.el5_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientlibtiff-debuginfobefore 0:3.8.2-18.el5_80:3.8.2-18.el5_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationlibtiff-develbefore 0:3.8.2-18.el5_80:3.8.2-18.el5_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibtiffbefore 0:3.9.4-9.el6_30:3.9.4-9.el6_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibtiff-debuginfobefore 0:3.9.4-9.el6_30:3.9.4-9.el6_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibtiff-develbefore 0:3.9.4-9.el6_30:3.9.4-9.el6_3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibtiff-staticbefore 0:3.9.4-9.el6_30:3.9.4-9.el6_3

Same product

libtiff: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2006-3459Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow…
    47Plan
  • CVE-2004-1308Integer overflow in (1) tif_dirread.c and (2) tif_fax3.c for libtiff 3.5.7 and 3.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
    44Plan
  • CVE-2015-8668Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote…
    43Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-3401Aug 13, 2012 · The t2p_read_tiff_init function in tiff2pdf (tools/tiff2pdf.c) in LibTIFF 4.0.2 and earlier does not properly initialize the T2P context…
    28Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-4447Oct 28, 2012 · Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application…
    29Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2012-5581Jan 4, 2013 · Stack-based buffer overflow in tif_dir.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly…
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:tiff4.0.2-5 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:tiff4.0.7-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libtiff0:3.8.2-18.el5_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libtiff-debuginfo0:3.8.2-18.el5_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libtiff-devel0:3.8.2-18.el5_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libtiff-static0:3.9.4-9.el6_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    —

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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