CVE-2024-7006
Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dirinfo.c
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-476 |
| Published | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Jan 23, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6360 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8833 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8914 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7006 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2302996 security.netapp.com: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240920-0001/ lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Xu Chang (N/A) for reporting this issue.