Vulnerability Details : 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 dereference, possibly due to changes in type declarations and/or the TIFFVSetField function.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0405
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 6.32%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 93 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-0405
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
Vendor statements for CVE-2006-0405
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Red Hat 2006-08-30This issue did not affect the versions of libtiff as distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-17.xml
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18172
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http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1029
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0302
Vendor Advisory
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http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1034
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24275
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*