libtiff 3.8.1 heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in libtiff 3.8.1 (Image Processing Software). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PixarLog decoder in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/01/2006. The weakness was published 08/02/2006 by Tavis Ormandy (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3461 since 07/10/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22161 (CentOS 3 / 4 : libtiff (CESA-2006:0603)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156193 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for libtiff (ELSA-2006:0603)).

Upgrading to version 3.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28152) and Tenable (22161). Similar entries are available at 26669, 25873, 30477 and 31631.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 22161
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : libtiff (CESA-2006:0603)
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OpenVAS ID: 57205
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1137-1 (tiff)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libtiff 3.8.2
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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-3461 (🔍)
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X-Force: 28152
SecurityTracker: 1016628
Vulnerability Center: 12460 - LibTIFF Buffer Overflow in the PixarLog Decoder, Medium
SecurityFocus: 19290 - LibTIFF PixarLog Decoder Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 21274 - rPath update for libtiff, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27725 - LibTIFF PixarLog Decoder Unspecified Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-3101

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/24/2019 08:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (91), 06/24/2019 08:51 (2)
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