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CVE-2019-6128 json

The TIFFFdOpen function in `tif_unix.c` in LibTIFF 4.0.10 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by...

published 7y ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2019-15695 , JLSEC-2025-251

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The TIFFFdOpen function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.10 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by pal2rgb.

Patch / fix

  • julia Libtiff_jll 4.1.0+0
  • tiff Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.0.10-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6128

  • tiff Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11
  • tiff Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6
  • tiff Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6128

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • tiff SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5 +4 more 4.0.9-44.42.1
  • tiff SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 +1 more 3.8.2-141.169.31.1
  • tiff SLE Module for Package Hub 15, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 4.0.9-5.27.5

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:3058-1SUSE-SU-2019:14002-1SUSE-SU-2019:0786-1

  • tiff openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.3.0-1.3
  • tiff openSUSE Leap 15.0 4.0.9-lp150.4.16.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1161-1

  • tiff Alpine 3.10, Alpine 3.9, Alpine 3.8 4.0.10-r3
  • tiff Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +11 more 4.1.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-6128

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libtiff Arch Linux 4.1.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-886

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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-2019-6128 updated cvss 6.5

libtiff: memory leak in TIFFFdOpen function in tif_unix.c when using pal2rgb

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libtiff Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libtiff Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libtiff, libtiff-tools Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 libtiff, libtiff-tools, mingw-libtiff, mingw32-libtiff, mingw64-libtiff
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “This bug could be mitigated by configuring process memory limits using cgroups.”

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Exploit prediction

3.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.maptools.org http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2836 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia Libtiff_jll
<4.1.0+0
4.1.0+0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

Sources

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