CVE-2006-0405
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-01-25 02:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 16:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-01-25
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d611ba4d58b591e2ef17217a1803bdc57861a3f8232b662759419aa4a2471831
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-0302http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0302
- bugzilla.remotesensing.orghttp://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1029
- www.securityfocus.com18172http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18172
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200605-17http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-17.xml
- secunia.com20345http://secunia.com/advisories/20345
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlibtiff-tiffvsetfield-dos(24275)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24275
- bugzilla.remotesensing.orghttp://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1034
- secunia.com18587http://secunia.com/advisories/18587
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- tiff Fixed in 3.8.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- tiff Fixed in 3.8.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- tiff Fixed in 3.8.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.