CVE-2024-13978

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.

CVSS v3.1 Score

2.5

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-404 CWE-404

CWE-476 CWE-476

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
libtiff	libtiff	< 4.7.0

References

Advisories & Patches

https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/649 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/649

Exploits

https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/649 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/649

Other References

http://www.libtiff.org/ https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/667 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.318355 https://vuldb.com/?id.318355 https://vuldb.com/?submit.624562 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00031.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-13978? +

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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 2.5 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2024-13978? +

CVE-2024-13978 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 2.5 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-13978? +

CVE-2024-13978 affects products from libtiff, specifically: libtiff. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-13978? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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