CVE-2004-0886

Exp

Multiple integer overflows in libtiff 3.6.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or memory corruption) via TIFF images that lead to incorrect malloc calls.

Published: 2005-01-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0886 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.44%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-0886

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0886

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 10.99% 5.44% -5.55%
2 2025-12-23 12.52% 10.99% -1.53%
3 2025-12-10 12.52%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0886

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0886

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0886

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-0886 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tiff), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0886
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0886
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0886 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tiff), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0886

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0886

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libtiff libtiff 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libtiff libtiff 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libtiff libtiff 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libtiff libtiff 3.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libtiff libtiff 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libtiff libtiff 3.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libtiff libtiff 3.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libtiff libtiff 3.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libtiff libtiff 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pdflib pdf_library 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:pdflib:pdf_library:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wxgtk2 wxgtk2 cpe:2.3:a:wxgtk2:wxgtk2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wxgtk2 wxgtk2 2.5_.0 cpe:2.3:a:wxgtk2:wxgtk2:2.5_.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.3 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat fedora_core core_2.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux_advanced_workstation 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux_advanced_workstation 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium_processor:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 1.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:desktop:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trustix secure_linux 1.5 cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trustix secure_linux 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trustix secure_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0886

URL Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000888
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109779465621929&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12818
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011674
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101677-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201072-1
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-015.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-567
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/687568 US Government Resource
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041209-2.txt
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:109
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:052
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_38_libtiff.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-577.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-021.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-354.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11406 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0054/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17715
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100116
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9907
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