CVE-2024-6716

Summary

CVE-2024-6716 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting the libtiff library. This issue arises from an out-of-memory condition in the TIFFReadEncodedStrip function, which can be triggered when processing a maliciously crafted TIFF file. Upon exploitation, the flaw enables attackers to perform arbitrary memory allocations, leading to a denial of service scenario. System administrators are strongly advised to update their libtiff installations to mitigate this risk.

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