# CVE-2005-1544: Stack-based buffer overflow in libTIFF before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TIFF file with a malformed BitsP

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-05-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in libTIFF before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TIFF file with a malformed BitsPerSample tag.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-755
- http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=843
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18289
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15320
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20533
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18943
- http://www.osvdb.org/16350
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013944
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-07.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:042
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-130-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13585
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.3/SCOSA-2006.3.txt
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91584
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.34/SCOSA-2005.34.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1554

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