Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2024· Updated Jan 23, 2026
Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dirinfo.c
CVE-2024-7006
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.
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Affected products
28- osv-coords26 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/tiffpkg:apk/chainguard/tiff-devpkg:apk/chainguard/tiff-docpkg:apk/wolfi/tiffpkg:apk/wolfi/tiff-devpkg:apk/wolfi/tiff-docpkg:rpm/almalinux/libtiffpkg:rpm/almalinux/libtiff-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/libtiff-toolspkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1
< 4.7.0-r0+ 25 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-33.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-33.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-33.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.6.0-150600.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.6.0-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.6.0-150600.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.86.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.86.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.86.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.6.0-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.1-slfo.1.1_1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
5- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6360mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8833mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8914mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7006mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
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