# CVE-2004-0803: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious TIFF files processed by the vulnerable libtiff library.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Oct 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0803, GHSA-wmr8-3pg7-vqqp

## What is CVE-2004-0803?

CVE-2004-0803 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 26 Oct 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the RLE (run length encoding) decoders for libtiff 3.6.1 and earlier, related to buffer overflows and integer overflows, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via TIFF files.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0803?

It affects 13 products.


Products: Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server, Kde Kde, Libtiff Libtiff, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Pdflib Pdf Library, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Fedora Core, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation, Suse Suse Linux, Trustix Secure Linux, Wxgtk2 Wxgtk2.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0803?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-0803 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2019-8526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8526/): Apple macOS Use-After-Free (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0803 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0803 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 26 Oct 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0803/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0803/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0803
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0803
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0803

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0803/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.