NULL Pointer Dereference
CVE-2006-0405
Summary
The TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff prior to 3.8.1 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.
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CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published