PT-2004-1957 · Libtiff · Libtiff

Andrei Nigmatulin · Published 2004-10-26 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0929

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: libtiff versions 3.6.1 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the OJPEGVSetField function, which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is possible through a malformed TIFF image.

Recommendations: For libtiff versions 3.6.1 and earlier, consider disabling the OJPEG SUPPORT option as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0929

Affected Products

Libtiff

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0929 · Security Note
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_38_libtiff.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=154&type=vulnerabilities · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17843 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/129910 · Note