Which versions of Libtiff are affected by CVE-2024-13978?

CVE-2024-13978 is a low-severity vulnerability in LibTIFF (CVSS 2.0). The limited severity suggests constrained impact, typically requiring specific conditions or local access for exploitation.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-13978?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-13978. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-13978?

During next maintenance window: Apply vendor patches when convenient. Vendor patch is available.

Libtiff CVE-2024-13978

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-13978?

CVE-2024-13978 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 2.0 (Low). 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. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

LOW

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404)

2025-08-01 cna@vuldb.com

Denial Of Service Libtiff

2.0

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

2.0 LOW

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Lifecycle Timeline

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

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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

Technical ContextAI

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..

RemediationAI

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.

CVE-2024-13978 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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