CVE-2012-2088

high
Published 2012-07-22 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

Integer signedness error in the TIFFReadDirectory function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff 3.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative tile depth in a tiff image, which triggers an improper conversion between signed and unsigned types, 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-2012-2088

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/49686

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed4.0-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.0-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.0-1
debian debiansidfixed4.0-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.0-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
libtifflibtiff{"endIncluding":"3.9.4"}
libtifflibtiff3.4
libtifflibtiff3.5.1
libtifflibtiff3.5.2
libtifflibtiff3.5.3
libtifflibtiff3.5.4
libtifflibtiff3.5.5
libtifflibtiff3.5.6
libtifflibtiff3.5.7
libtifflibtiff3.6.0
libtifflibtiff3.6.1
libtifflibtiff3.7.0
libtifflibtiff3.7.1
libtifflibtiff3.7.2
libtifflibtiff3.7.3
libtifflibtiff3.7.4
libtifflibtiff3.8.0
libtifflibtiff3.8.1
libtifflibtiff3.8.2
libtifflibtiff3.9
libtifflibtiff3.9.0
libtifflibtiff3.9.1
libtifflibtiff3.9.2
libtifflibtiff3.9.2-5.2.1
libtifflibtiff3.9.3

References

CWEs

CWE-189

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