CVE-2009-2285
Buffer underflow in the LZWDecodeCompat function in libtiff 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than
02 Description
Buffer underflow in the LZWDecodeCompat function in libtiff 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 8.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-07-01 12:26Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:44Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-07-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d755eff3a393039b9883a4197cdcbe1afa7dc397795e250398fd0252531334bc
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2010-03-11-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-7358https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00161.html
- secunia.com35866http://secunia.com/advisories/35866
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-7717https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00655.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-1637http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1637
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090623 Re: libtiff buffer underflow in LZWDecodeCompathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/23/1
- bugzilla.maptools.orghttp://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2065
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:7049https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7049
- secunia.com39135http://secunia.com/advisories/39135
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2010-01-19-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-797-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/797-1/
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10145https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10145
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4105
- secunia.com35716http://secunia.com/advisories/35716
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-7763https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00714.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090621 libtiff buffer underflow in LZWDecodeCompathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/22/1
- secunia.com35912http://secunia.com/advisories/35912
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2010-02-02-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html
- secunia.com35883http://secunia.com/advisories/35883
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-2727http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2727
- secunia.com35695http://secunia.com/advisories/35695
- www.lan.sthttp://www.lan.st/showthread.php?t=1856&page=3
- secunia.com36194http://secunia.com/advisories/36194
- secunia.com36831http://secunia.com/advisories/36831
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200908-03http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-03.xml
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-3184http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-7335https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00142.html
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2010-03-30-2http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00003.html
- sunsolve.sun.com267808http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-267808-1
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1159http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1159.html
- secunia.com38241http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
- bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/+bug/380149
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-7417https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00230.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-1835http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1835
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090629 CVE Request -- libtiff [was: Re: libtiff buffer underflow in LZWDecodeCompat]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/5
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-0173http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- tiff Fixed in 3.8.2-12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- tiff Fixed in 3.8.2-12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- tiff Fixed in 3.8.2-12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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