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CVE-2011-1167 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the thunder (aka ThunderScan) decoder in tif_thunder.c in LibTIFF 3.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers t…

published 2011-03-28 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1177

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.2%
EPSS 6.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • tiff Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.9.4-9

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1167

  • libtiff RHEL 4 3.6.1-18.el4
  • libtiff RHEL 5 3.8.2-7.el5_6.7
  • libtiff RHEL 6 3.9.4-1.el6_0.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0392

  • tiff openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.0.7-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10554-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-1167 updated cvss 6.8

libtiff: heap-based buffer overflow in thunder decoder (ZDI-11-107)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libtiff 3.8.2-7.el5_6.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-18.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libtiff 3.8.2-7.el5_6.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-1.el6_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-1.el6_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-18.el4
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libtiff 3.8.2-7.el5_6.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-18.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-1.el6_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-1.el6_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-1.el6_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-1.el6_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-1.el6_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-1.el6_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-18.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0392

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Exploit prediction

6.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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