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CVE-2006-3459 EXPLOIT

7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 53.7% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, including a large tdir_count value in the TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c.

Scoring

CVSS7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS53.68% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-119
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2006-08-03
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
adobeacrobat reader
libtifflibtiff

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbApple iOS Mobile Safari - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)2012-10-09
exploit-dbApple iOS Mobile Mail - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)2012-10-09
exploit-dbApple iPhone MobileSafari LibTIFF - 'browser' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)2010-09-20
exploit-dbApple iPhone MobileSafari LibTIFF - 'email' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)2010-09-20
exploit-dbiPhone MobileMail - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)2010-09-20
exploit-dbAdobe Reader PDF - LibTiff Integer Overflow Code Execution2010-03-17

References

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