CVE-2004-1308: libtiff
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2004-1308 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 14.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3Timeline
- 22-12-2004PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
14.97%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 14.97% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (idefense.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- tiff< 3.6.1-4 | < 3.5.5-6.woody3
Libtiff1 product
- libtiff3.4 | 3.5.1 | 3.5.2 | 3.5.3 | 3.5.4 | 3.5.5 | 3.5.7 | 3.6.0 | 3.6.1 | 3.7.0
2 vendors · 2 products
References
17 links- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-136A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9392VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
Show all 17 references
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=174&type=vulnerabilitiesThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource IDEFENSEExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100117VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL