CVE-2024-7006

Summary

CVE-2024-7006 is a newly disclosed vulnerability in Libtiff's `tif_dirinfo.c` module. This issue involves a null pointer dereference, which can be exploited by attackers to induce memory allocation failures. Possible attack methods include restricting the heap space size or injecting faults, resulting in segmentation faults. Ultimately, these vulnerabilities can cause applications utilizing Libtiff to crash, leading to a denial of service.

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