CVE-2024-13978 | LibTIFF up to 4.7.0 fax2ps tools/tiff2pdf.c t2p_read_tiff_init null pointer dereference (Issue 649 / EUVD-2024-54843)
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function t2p_read_tiff_init of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c of the component fax2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-13978. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.