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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2026-52492 json

An integer overflow in the libtiff rgb2ycbcr utility's cvtRaster() function when computing strip buffer sizes can result in an undersized h…

published 2026-08-24 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-12 27 d ago also EUVD-2026-65145

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An integer overflow in the libtiff rgb2ycbcr utility's cvtRaster() function when computing strip buffer sizes can result in an undersized heap allocation and subsequent heap-based buffer overflow during YCbCr conversion of a crafted TIFF image

Patch / fix

  • libtiff hummingbird 1 4.7.2-2.hum1
  • libtiff-tools hummingbird 1 4.7.2-2.hum1

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:53467

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-52492 updated cvss 7.3

libtiff: libtiff: Arbitrary code execution via crafted TIFF image

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libtiff
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 libtiff
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Hardened Images libtiff 4.7.2-2.hum1, libtiff-tools 4.7.2-2.hum1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:53467
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libtiff, libtiff-tools, compat-libtiff3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 libtiff, libtiff-tools, mingw-libtiff, compat-libtiff3, mingw32-libtiff, mingw64-libtiff Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 libtiff, libtiff-tools
    not affected: vulnerable code not in execute path
  • Red Hat Hardened Images boost
    not affected: component not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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