CVE-2011-1167
CVE-2011-1167 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.8)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 6% (93rd percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Libtiff
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1167?
- 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.
- How severe is CVE-2011-1167?
- CVE-2011-1167 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2011-1167 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 6% (93rd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2011-1167?
- CVE-2011-1167 primarily affects Libtiff. In total, 47 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2011-1167?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2011-1167 published?
- CVE-2011-1167 was published on 2011-03-28 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://blackberry.com/btsc/KB27244
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2300
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057763.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057840.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43900
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43974
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44117
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8165
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.587820
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1102-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2210
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:064
- http://www.osvdb.org/71256
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0392.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517101/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46951
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025257
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0795
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0845
Affected products (47)
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta18:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta24:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta28:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta29:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta31:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta32:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta34:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta35:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta36:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:beta37:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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