CVE-2004-1308

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in (1) tif_dirread.c and (2) tif_fax3.c for libtiff 3.5.7 and 3.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TIFF file containing a TIFF_ASCII or TIFF_UNDEFINED directory entry with a -1 entry count, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.68% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-019.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18637	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-617	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-136A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_01_libtiff_tiff.html	vendor advisory
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://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9392	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:052	vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=174&type=vulnerabilities	exploit third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/125598	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100117	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-035.html	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000920	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/13776	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1308?: CVE-2004-1308 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1308?: To fix CVE-2004-1308, 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-2004-1308 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1308 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.