An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the process_command_opts() function in tools/tiffcrop.c

The version of libtiff installed on the remote host is prior to 4.0.3-35. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3921 advisory.

    An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code     via the process_command_opts() function in tools/tiffcrop.c (CVE-2026-52490)

    An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code     via the libtiff/tools/thumbnail.c: main() component (CVE-2026-52491)

    An integer overflow in the libtiff rgb2ycbcr utility's cvtRaster() function when computing strip buffer     sizes can result in an undersized heap allocation and subsequent heap-based buffer overflow during YCbCr     conversion of a crafted TIFF image (CVE-2026-52492)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-2156 advisory.

    An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code     via the process_command_opts() function in tools/tiffcrop.c (CVE-2026-52490)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code     via the process_command_opts() function in tools/tiffcrop.c (CVE-2026-52490)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
345804	Amazon Linux 2 : libtiff (ALAS-2026-3921)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
345798	Amazon Linux 2023 : libtiff, libtiff-devel, libtiff-static (ALAS2023-2026-2156)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
339485	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-52490	Nessus	Misc.	Local	critical

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