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CVE-2006-2656 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via…

published 2006-05-30 20 y ago modified 2026-09-23 47 d ago also EUVD-2006-2655

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
14.4%
EPSS 14.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid. If there is not a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

Patch / fix

  • tiff Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.8.2-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2656

  • libtiff RHEL 3 3.5.7-25.el3.4
  • libtiff RHEL 4 3.6.1-12

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0603

  • tiff openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.3.0-1.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1

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-2006-2656 updated

tiffsplit buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-25.el3.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-25.el3.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-25.el3.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-12
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-25.el3.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-12
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0603

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1831)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

14.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1831 tiffsplit (libtiff 3.8.2) - Local Stack Buffer Overflow local, 2006-05-26

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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