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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2024-7006

High
7.5/10

Summary

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in libtiff via 'tif_dirinfo.c'. This issue may allow an attacker to trigger memory allocation failures by 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. This vulnerability affects versions prior to v4.7.0rc1.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
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  • HIGH

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

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  • Published