Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, including a large tdir_count value in the TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3459 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 68.70%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21868 | exploit_db | edb | 2012-10-09 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 21869 | exploit_db | edb | 2012-10-09 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 16869 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-09-20 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 16868 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-09-20 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 16862 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-09-20 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 11787 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-03-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-27 | 66.53% | 68.70% | +2.17% |
| 2 | 2026-02-10 | 67.95% | 66.53% | -1.42% |
| 3 | 2025-12-24 | — | 67.95% | — |
Full EPSS history (23 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2006-3459 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tiff), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3459 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2006-3459: 1 GLSA(s) (200608-07), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/tiff); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-3459 |
redhat
|
high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3459 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2006-3459 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tiff), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-3459 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | <= 3.8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta28:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta29:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta31:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta32:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta34:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta35:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta36:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta37:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.6 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.6 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.7.3 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.7.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |