# 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) v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-01-25 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## 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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0302
- http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1029
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18172
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-17.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20345
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24275
- http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1034
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18587

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