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CVE-2006-2120 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc CVE
http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1065 CVEPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189974 CVEPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19936 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/19949 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
libtiff libtiff
3.8.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-2120
NVD Published Date:
May 1, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2006-2120 Details - Not Deferred