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TI-2004-00742 Aliases CVE-2004-0804GHSA-8mfw-4xw2-v3m5

Vulnerability in tif_dirread.c for libtiff allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Priority LOW 27CWE-369Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-369.

Summary

Vulnerability in tif_dirread.c for libtiff allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a TIFF image that causes a divide-by-zero error when the number of row bytes is zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2452.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04329 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.7.0Vulnerablelibtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.7.0 Vulnerable ·libtiff

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:021 Released 2005-04-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kdegraphics security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7.i386, kdegraphics-devel-7:3.1.3-3.7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.1.3-3.7.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2005:354 Released 2005-04-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tetex security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.7, tetex-1.0.7-67.7.i386, tetex-afm-1.0.7-67.7 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.7, tetex-1.0.7-67.7.i386, tetex-1.0.7-67.7.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.7, tetex-1.0.7-67.7.i386, tetex-1.0.7-67.7.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.7, tetex-1.0.7-67.7.i386, tetex-1.0.7-67.7.ia64 +15
  • RHSA-2004:577 Released 2004-10-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-20.1, libtiff-3.5.7-20.1.i386, libtiff-devel-3.5.7-20.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-20.1, libtiff-3.5.7-20.1.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-20.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-20.1, libtiff-3.5.7-20.1.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-20.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-20.1, libtiff-3.5.7-20.1.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-20.1.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:577, RHSA-2005:021, RHSA-2005:354
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:577, RHSA-2005:021, RHSA-2005:354
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:577, RHSA-2005:021, RHSA-2005:354
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:577, RHSA-2005:021, RHSA-2005:354

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0804
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mfw-4xw2-v3m5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 11

Other 3

  • TI-2023-28739 Libtiff: segment fault in libtiff in tiffreadrgbatileext() leading to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-10746 libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via extractContigSamplesBytes() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3215. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-03639 LibTIFF tif_getimage.c TIFFReadRGBATileExt integer overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-05765 Libtiff: out-of-memory in tiffopen via a craft file CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-03286 Out-of-bounds write in libtiff CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2006-03352 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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