CVE-2024-13978

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function t2p_read_tiff_init of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c of the component fax2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The patch is named 2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

11 Sep 2025, 16:57

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () http://www.libtiff.org/ - () http://www.libtiff.org/ - Product
References () https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4 - () https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4 - Patch
References () https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/649 - () https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/649 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
References () https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/667 - () https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/667 - Product
References () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.318355 - () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.318355 - Permissions Required, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/?id.318355 - () https://vuldb.com/?id.318355 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/?submit.624562 - () https://vuldb.com/?submit.624562 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
First Time Libtiff
Libtiff libtiff

04 Aug 2025, 15:15

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References () https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/649 - () https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/649 -
Summary
  • (es) Se encontró una vulnerabilidad en LibTIFF hasta la versión 4.7.0. Se ha declarado problemática. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a la función t2p_read_tiff_init del archivo tools/tiff2pdf.c del componente fax2ps. La manipulación provoca la desreferenciación de puntero nulo. El ataque debe abordarse localmente. Es un ataque de complejidad bastante alta. Parece difícil de explotar. El parche se llama 2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4. Se recomienda aplicar un parche para solucionar este problema.

01 Aug 2025, 22:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-08-01 22:15

Updated : 2025-09-11 16:57


NVD link : CVE-2024-13978

Mitre link : CVE-2024-13978

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-13978


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Products Affected

libtiff

  • libtiff
CWE
CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference