CVE-2024-7006

Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dirinfo.c

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2024 at 08:49 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:19 AM UTC
5 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxEnterprise Linux Server AusLibTIFF

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.5.1 ≤ v ≤ 4.6.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.0.9-33.el8_10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.4.0-12.el9_4.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.4.0-8.el9_2.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unknown)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7 (unknown)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6360
VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7006
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240920-0001/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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