{"id":"CVE-2024-7006","title":"Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dirinfo.c","summary":"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 …","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"libtiff","affected":["libtiff","libtiff (all versions)","libtiff (all versions)","libtiff (all versions)","libtiff","libtiff","libtiff"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2025-06-03T02:10:18.944536Z"},"published":"2024-08-08","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T14:43:49.738Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7006","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6360","label":"RHSA-2024:6360"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8833","label":"RHSA-2024:8833"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8914","label":"RHSA-2024:8914"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7006"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2302996","label":"RHBZ#2302996"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.01516,"epssPercentile":0.74592,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T21:36:00.881Z","slug":"CVE-2024-7006","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `libtiff`\n- `libtiff (all versions)`\n- `libtiff (all versions)`\n- `libtiff (all versions)`\n- `libtiff`\n- `libtiff`\n- `libtiff`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}