Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-3401
CVE-2012-3401
Description
The t2p_read_tiff_init function in tiff2pdf (tools/tiff2pdf.c) in LibTIFF 4.0.2 and earlier does not properly initialize the T2P context struct pointer in certain error conditions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
57cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 56 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.0.2
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta18:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta28:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta29:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta31:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta32:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta34:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta35:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta36:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta37:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.2-5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
18- secunia.com/advisories/49938nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/50007nvdVendor Advisory
- libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libjpeg-turbonvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00011.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/84090nvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1590.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/50726nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2552nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/4nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/54601nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1511-1nvd
- www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdfnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cginvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77088nvd
News mentions
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