CVE-2006-3462

N/A Unknown
Published: August 03, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the NeXT RLE decoder in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors involving decoding large RLE images.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304063
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lwn.net/Alerts/194228/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21274
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21290
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21304
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21319
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21334
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21338
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21346
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21370
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21392
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21501
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21537
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21598
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21632
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22036
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27181
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27222
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27832
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016628
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016671
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.536600
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103160-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201331-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-166.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1137
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-07.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:136
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:137
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_44_libtiff.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/27726
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0603.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0648.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19282
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-330-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3105
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3486
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4034
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-558
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11301
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lwn.net/Alerts/194228/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21274
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21290
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21304
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21319
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21334
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21392
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21501
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21537
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21598
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22036
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27222
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27832
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016628
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016671
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.536600
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103160-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201331-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-166.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_44_libtiff.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/27726
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0603.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0648.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19282
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-330-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3486
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4034
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-558
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11301
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

94 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.9%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

libtiff

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