# CVE-2004-0804: Vulnerability in tif\_dirread.c for libtiff allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a TIFF image that ca

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-10-16 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-577.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:109
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-021.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201072-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100115
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11711
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101677-1
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_38_libtiff.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000888
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:052
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041209-2.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/555304
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-354.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-567
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17755
- http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=111

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