ppm2tiff does not check the return value of the TIFFScanlineSize function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPM image that triggers an integer overflow, a zero-memory allocation, and a heap-based buffer overflow.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2575-1 tiff security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1631-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:54.686Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4564

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-11-11T13:00:58.290

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4564

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-11-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-4564 - Bugzilla

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