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CVE-2012-4564 Details

Description

ppm2tiff does not check the return value of the TIFFScanlineSize function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPM image that triggers an integer overflow, a zero-memory allocation, and a heap-based buffer overflow.

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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)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00076.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1590.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871700 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51133 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79750 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4564
NVD Published Date:
Nov 11, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-4564 Details - Not Deferred