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.
Published: 2004-12-22
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 12.7% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-46-1 TIFF library vulnerability
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Libtiff Libtiff
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:46:12.421Z

Reserved: 2004-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1308

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-01-10T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-1308

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2004-12-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2004-1308 - Bugzilla

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