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CVE-2006-2120
The TIFFToRGB function in libtiff before 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image with…
- 2.1LowCVSS base score
- 0.82%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 42% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The 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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.82% · top 42% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References17
- 20210 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1065 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 19949 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17809 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-277-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 20667 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19936 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19964 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 2006-0024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189974 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20330 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1078 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-119.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0425 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9572 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20023 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-2121 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-2120)Record last updated .