CVE-2012-1173

medium
Published 2012-06-04 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

Multiple integer overflows in tiff_getimage.c in LibTIFF 3.9.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted tile size in a TIFF file, which is not properly handled by the (1) gtTileSeparate or (2) gtStripSeparate function, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1173

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/48893

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/48757

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/48735

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/48722

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/48684

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed4.0.1-2
debian debianbullseyefixed4.0.1-2
debian debianforkyfixed4.0.1-2
debian debiansidfixed4.0.1-2
debian debiantrixiefixed4.0.1-2

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
libtifflibtiff3.9.4

References

CWEs

CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.