CVE-2024-13978

LOW
2025-08-01 [email protected]
2.0
CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 19:04 vuln.today
Patch Released
Mar 28, 2026 - 19:04 nvd
Patch available
PoC Detected
Nov 03, 2025 - 19:15 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Aug 01, 2025 - 22:15 nvd
LOW 2.0

Description

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function t2p_read_tiff_init of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c of the component fax2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The patch is named 2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Analysis

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.0). Public exploit code available.

Technical Context

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-404. A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function t2p_read_tiff_init of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c of the component fax2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The patch is named 2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Affected products include: Libtiff. Version information: up to 4.7.0..

Affected Products

Libtiff.

Remediation

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.0
CVSS: +10
POC: +20

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