CVE-2024-7006 | Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dirinfo.c

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.

Published: 2024-08-12 Last update: 2025-11-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-7006 is rated Moderate Risk (55.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.52%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-7006

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 2026-06-15 0.54% 1.52% +0.97%
2 2026-04-12 0.64% 0.54% -0.10%
3 2026-02-18 — 0.64% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-7006

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-7006

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-7006

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-7006 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-2024-7006
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7006
suse medium CVE-2024-7006 severity moderate: SUSE including 271 source package names (0.3.2-1.2:libtiff6-4.6.0-150600.3.3.1, 0.3.32-3.4:libtiff6-4.6.0-150600.3.3.1, …), 455 product×package rows across 156 product lines (Container containers/lmcache-vllm-openai, Container containers/open-webui, … (156 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 224. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7006/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-7006 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (gdal, neuron, qtwebengine-opensource-src, texmaker, tiff), 45 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 21, not-affected 11, released 9, ignored 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-7006

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-7006

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libtiff libtiff >= 3.5.1, <= 4.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-7006

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