CVE-2005-1544

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in libTIFF before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TIFF file with a malformed BitsPerSample tag.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 15.65% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory sco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-755	vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=843
http://secunia.com/advisories/18289	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16872	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15320	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20533	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18943	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/16350	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013944	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-07.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:042	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-130-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13585	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.3/SCOSA-2006.3.txt	vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91584	patch
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.34/SCOSA-2005.34.txt	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1544?: CVE-2005-1544 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1544?: To fix CVE-2005-1544, 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-2005-1544 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1544 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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