CVE-2006-0405

Description

The TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff 3.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF image that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, possibly due to changes in type declarations and/or the TIFFVSetField function.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.84% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0302	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1029
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18172	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-17.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20345	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24275	vdb entry
http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1034
http://secunia.com/advisories/18587	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0405?: CVE-2006-0405 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0405?: To fix CVE-2006-0405, 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-2006-0405 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0405 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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