CVE-2024-7006 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-7006

Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dirinfo.c

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Red Hat would like to thank Xu Chang (N/A) for reporting this issue.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Vulnerable Versions:
4.4.0, 4.0.9, 0:4.0.9-33.el8_10, 0:4.4.0-12.el9_4.1, 0:4.4.0-8.el9_2.1

Timeline

Official Publish: August 8th, 2024
Last Modified: January 23rd, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)