Why do I receive a segmentation violation while opening a TIFF-file using the IMREAD function in MATLAB 6.5.1 (R13SP1)?

I receive the following segmentation violation below when I try to open a TIFF file using IMREAD in MATLAB 6.5.1 (R13SP1).

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        Segmentation violation detected at Wed Jun 30 14:12:51 2004

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 Configuration:

   MATLAB Version:   6.5.1.199709 (R13) Service Pack 1

   Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP

   Window System:    Version 5.1 (Build 2600: Service Pack 1)

   Processor ID:     x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel

   Virtual Machine:  Java 1.3.1_01 with Sun Microsystems Inc. Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM

     (mixed mode)

 Register State:

   EAX = 00009240  EBX = 00000055

   ECX = 0004c6a0  EDX = 00000000

   ESI = 00043400  EDI = 202b18ec

   EBP = 0009db50  ESP = 00dfb010

   EIP = 202a675a  FLG = 00010202

 Stack Trace:

   [0] rtifc.dll:0x202a675a(0, 299585, 1, 0)

   [1] 0x00000001(0, 0, 0, 0)

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Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This problem has been fixed in MATLAB 7.0 (R14).

We have verified that this was a bug in MATLAB 6.5.1 (R13SP1) in the way that the IMREAD function handles TIFF files. There are currently no known workarounds.