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CVE-2004-1308 in the critical feed json

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…

published 2004-12-22 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1305

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
15.0%
EPSS 15.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • tiff Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.6.1-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1308

  • libtiff RHEL 3 3.5.7-22.el3
  • libtiff RHEL 4 3.6.1-8
  • kdegraphics RHEL 3 7:3.1.3-3.7

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:019RHSA-2005:035RHSA-2005:021

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-1308 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-22.el3, kdegraphics 3.1.3-3.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-22.el3, kdegraphics 3.1.3-3.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:021
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:035
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-22.el3, kdegraphics 3.1.3-3.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:021
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:035
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-22.el3, kdegraphics 3.1.3-3.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:021
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libtiff 3.6.1-8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:035

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Exploit prediction

14.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • idefense.com http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=174&type=vulnerabilities referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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