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CVE-2004-0929

iDEFENSE Security Advisory 2004-10-22.t

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in the OJPEGVSetField function in tif_ojpeg.c for libtiff 3.6.1 and earlier, when compiled with the OJPEG_SUPPORT (old JPEG support) option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed TIFF image.

An exploitable heap overflow in the handling of malformed tiff files has been discovered in the latest version of libtiff when JPEG support has been enabled. An attacker can exploit the above-described vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the permissions of the target user. Successful exploitation requires that the attacker convince the end-user to open the malicious tiff file using an application linked with a vulnerable version of libtiff.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2004-10-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2004-10-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Libtiff
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Libtiff
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3.6.1
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Suse
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Suse Linux
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1.0
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desktop
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Suse
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Suse Linux
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8
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enterprise_server
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Suse
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Suse Linux
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8.1
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Suse
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Suse Linux
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8.2
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Suse
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Suse Linux
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9.0
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Suse
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Suse Linux
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9.0
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enterprise_server
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Suse
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Suse Linux
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9.1
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Affected