CVE-2006-2656

NameCVE-2006-2656
DescriptionStack-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1091-1
Debian Bugs369819

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
tiff (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye4.2.0-1+deb11u5fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)4.5.0-6+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie4.5.1+git230720-5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
tiffsourcewoody3.5.5-7woody2DSA-1091-1
tiffsourcesarge3.7.2-5DSA-1091-1
tiffsource(unstable)3.8.2-3low369819
tiff3source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- tiff3 <not-affected> (fixed prior to initial upload)

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