CVE-2024-7006 HIGH

CVE-2024-7006: Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dirinfo.c

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-476
Published August 8, 2024
Last update January 23, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff via `tif_dirinfo.c`. This issue may allow an attacker to trigger memory allocation failures through certain means, such as restricting the heap space size or injecting faults, causing a segmentation fault. This can cause an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 8, 2024 CVE published
January 23, 2026 Record updated