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CVE-2006-2656

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might...

7.5 HighPublic exploitFix available

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid. If there is not a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

Exploit likelihood

14.4%Down 9.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid. If there is not a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

Record
CVE-2006-2656
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid. If there is not a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

Record
CVE-2006-2656
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2655 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid. If there is not a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

Record
EUVD-2006-2655
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-66cg-m82w-2g9c No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might...

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid. If there is not a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

Record
GHSA-66cg-m82w-2g9c
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2006-2656 7.5

CVE-2006-2656 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2006-2656
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid. If there is not a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

Record
CVE-2006-2656
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-2656 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid. If there is not a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2656
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1 No score

libtiff-devel-32bit-4.3.0-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libtiff-devel-32bit-4.3.0-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
Debian:12
 before 3.8.2-3
3.8.2-3
tiff
Debian:13
 before 3.8.2-3
3.8.2-3
tiff
Debian:14
 before 3.8.2-3
3.8.2-3
tiff
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 3.5.5-7woody2, plus listed versions
3.5.5-6.woody33.5.5-6.woody53.5.5-73.5.5-7woody1
3.5.5-7woody2
tiff
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 3.7.2-5, plus listed versions
3.7.2-33.7.2-3sarge13.7.2-4
3.7.2-5
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
0:3.5.7-25.el3.4
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0:3.6.1-12
0:3.6.1-12
tiff
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 48 CVEs
 before 4.3.0-1.3
4.3.0-1.3

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBtiffsplit (libtiff 3.8.2) - Local Stack Buffer Overflow2006-05-26

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-2656 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Libtiff, published May 30, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.4%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in tiff 3.8.2-3.

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