CVE-2004-1307

Description

Integer overflow in the TIFFFetchStripThing function in tif_dirread.c for libtiff 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TIFF file with the STRIPOFFSETS flag and a large number of strips, which causes a zero byte buffer to be allocated and leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.11% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-136A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539110	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201072-1	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101677-1	vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=173&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.html	patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11175	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1307?: CVE-2004-1307 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1307?: To fix CVE-2004-1307, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1307 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1307 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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