CVE-2012-4447

Public on 2012-10-28

Modified on 2014-09-14

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image using the PixarLog Compression format.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

6.8

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	libtiff	2012-12-20	ALAS-2012-147

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv2	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD	CVSSv2	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2012-4447 Mitre: CVE-2012-4447