Integer overflow in the tiffdump utility for libtiff 3.7.1 and earlier allows remote…
Priority LOW 30Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Integer overflow in the tiffdump utility for libtiff 3.7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03876 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.1 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.2 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.3 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.4 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.5 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.6 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.7 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.0 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.1 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.5 Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.6 Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.7 Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·libtiff
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2005:035 Released 2005-02-15 · Red Hat rating Importantlibtiff security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-8, libtiff-3.6.1-8.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-8.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-8, libtiff-3.6.1-8.i386, libtiff-devel-3.6.1-8 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-8, libtiff-3.6.1-8.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-8.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-8, libtiff-3.6.1-8.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-8.ia64 +3
- RHSA-2005:019 Released 2005-01-13 · Red Hat rating Importantlibtiff security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3, libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3.i386, libtiff-devel-3.5.7-22.el3 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3, libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3, libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3, libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3.i386, libtiff-3.5.7-22.el3.ia64 +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:019 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:019 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:019 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:019 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:035 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1183
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hq62-22vf-mhg5
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Libtiff vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2004-1183 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1183 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hq62-22vf-mhg5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2004-1183 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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