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    CVE-2006-3459

    Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, including a large tdir_count value in the TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c.

    Published:Aug 1, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Aug 3, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.66528
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Acrobat Reader
    Vendor
    Libtiff
    Product
    Libtiff
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16862https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11787https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16868https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16869https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21868https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21869

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-81989 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …
    CVE-2026-81991 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive m…
    CVE-2026-81980 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code executi…
    CVE-2026-81987 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability that could result in arbitrary c…
    CVE-2026-79909 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in …
    CVE-2026-81977 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) vulnerability that could lead to discl…
    CVE-2026-81994 (CVSS 8.2) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype…
    CVE-2026-81979 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code executi…
    CVE-2026-81992 (CVSS 7.8) — Acrobat Reader is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code e…
    CVE-2026-81978 (CVSS 5.5) — Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive m…

    References

    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
    http://lwn.net/Alerts/194228/
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21274
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21290
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21304
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21319
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21334
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21338
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21346
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21370
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21392
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21501
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21537
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21598
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21632
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22036
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27181
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27222
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27832
    http://secunia.com/blog/76
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016628
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016671
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.536600
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103160-1
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201331-1
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-166.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1137
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-07.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:136
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:137
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_44_libtiff.html
    http://www.osvdb.org/27723
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0603.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0648.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19283
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-330-1
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3105
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3486
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4034
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-558
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11497
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
    http://lwn.net/Alerts/194228/
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21274
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21290
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21304
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21319
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21334
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21338
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21346
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21370
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21392
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21501
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21537
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21598
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21632
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22036
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27181
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27222
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27832
    http://secunia.com/blog/76
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016628
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016671
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.536600
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103160-1
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201331-1
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-166.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1137
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-07.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:136
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:137
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_44_libtiff.html
    http://www.osvdb.org/27723
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0603.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0648.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19283
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-330-1
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3105
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3486
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4034
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-558
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11497

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High