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A vulnerability has been found in libTIFF up to 3.7.1 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 05/10/2005. The weakness was presented 05/05/2005 by Tavis Ormandy (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1544 since 05/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18233 (GLSA-200505-07 : libTIFF: Buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 3.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20533), Tenable (18233) and Exploit-DB (1554).
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Class: Stack-based overflowCWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 18233
Nessus Name: GLSA-200505-07 : libTIFF: Buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 54339
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 755-1 (tiff)
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Upgrade: libTIFF 3.7.2
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Sources
Product: libtiff.orgAdvisory: security.gentoo.org
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2005-1544 (🔍)
X-Force: 20533
SecurityTracker: 1013944
Vulnerability Center: 8604 - libTIFF Buffer Overflow via a TIFF File with a Malformed BitsPerSample Tag, Medium
SecurityFocus: 13585 - LibTIFF TIFFOpen Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15320 - libTIFF BitsPerSample Tag Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16350 - LibTIFF BitsPerSample Tag Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 11:41Updated: 06/07/2019 08:00
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (87), 06/07/2019 08:00 (2)
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