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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-1167 · published 28 March 2011

CVE-2011-1167: Libtiff memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Libtiff · Libtiff

Heap-based buffer overflow in the thunder (aka ThunderScan) decoder in tif_thunder.c in LibTIFF 3.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted THUNDER_2BITDELTAS data in a .tiff file that has an unexpected BitsPerSample value.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.2% · top 6.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
6.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
76References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the thunder (aka ThunderScan) decoder in tif_thunder.c in LibTIFF 3.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted THUNDER_2BITDELTAS data in a .tiff file that has an unexpected BitsPerSample value.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://blackberry.com/btsc/KB27244
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2300 Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057763.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057840.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43900
http://secunia.com/advisories/43934
http://secunia.com/advisories/43974
http://secunia.com/advisories/44117
http://secunia.com/advisories/44135
http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8165
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.587820
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1102-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2210
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:064
http://www.osvdb.org/71256
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0392.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517101/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46951
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025257
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0795
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0845
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0859
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0860
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0905
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0930
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0960
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-107
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684939 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66247
http://blackberry.com/btsc/KB27244
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2300 Patch

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