CVE-2006-3459
Multiple 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…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 56.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 8Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple 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 context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, including a large tdir_count value in the TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Metasploit modules and 6 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits8
Metasploit modules2 modules
- Apple iOS MobileSafari LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/apple_ios/browser/safari_libtiffRank gooddisclosed 1 Aug 2006
- Apple iOS MobileMail LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/apple_ios/email/mobilemail_libtiffRank gooddisclosed 1 Aug 2006
Exploit-DB6 entries
- Apple iOS Mobile Safari - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 21868remote, iospublished 9 Oct 2012Verified
- Apple iOS Mobile Mail - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 21869remote, iospublished 9 Oct 2012Verified
- Apple iPhone MobileSafari LibTIFF - 'browser' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16862remote, hardwarepublished 20 Sept 2010Verified
- Apple iPhone MobileSafari LibTIFF - 'email' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16868remote, hardwarepublished 20 Sept 2010Verified
- iPhone MobileMail - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16869remote, hardwarepublished 20 Sept 2010Verified
- Adobe Reader PDF - LibTiff Integer Overflow Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 11787local, windowspublished 17 Mar 2010Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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By redhat
- 24 days later
· 24 days later
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 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 56.3% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References45
- APPLE-SA-2006-08-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3486 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 21501 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:136 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 21537 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21632 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200608-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 21338 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-330-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-166.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3101 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1016628 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 21253 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1137 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 21370 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1016671 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 21598 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0648 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:137 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 19289 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 27222 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4034 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- TA06-214A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:044 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 21290 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11497 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 21274 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3105 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/blog/76 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 27181 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0603 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 21304 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19283 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SSA:2006-230-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-558 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27832 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21346 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 201331 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 21319 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21392 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21334 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 22036 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27723 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 2006-0044 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 103160 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_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-2006-3454 (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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