CVE-2006-0405 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash applications using libtiff by providing a crafted TIFF image, causing a denial of service via null pointer dereference.
- 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
What is CVE-2006-0405?
CVE-2006-0405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 25 Jan 2006. 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
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0405?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0405?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-0405 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0405 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0405, GHSA-cghf-hqpf-m9f9.