CVE-2024-7006

high

Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff via `tif_dirinfo.c`. This issue may allow an attacker to trigger memory allocation failures through certain means, such as restricting the heap space size or injecting faults, causing a segmentation fault. This can cause an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2302996

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7006

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6360

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-08-12

Updated: 2024-10-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High