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A vulnerability was found in libtiff 3.8.1 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Unspecified vulnerability in the custom tag support for the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (instability or crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
The bug was discovered 08/01/2006. The weakness was shared 08/02/2006 by Tavis Ormandy (iDefense) with Mozilla Corporation (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3465 since 07/10/2006. 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 securityfocus.com. 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 (28156) and Tenable (22161). The entries 25512, 26669, 25873 and 30477 are related to this item.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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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Upgrade: libtiff 3.8.2
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Sources
Product: libtiff.orgAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy (iDefense)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-3465 (🔍)
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X-Force: 28156
SecurityTracker: 1016628
Vulnerability Center: 12464 - LibTIFF Unspecified Vulnerability in the Custom Tag Support, Medium
SecurityFocus: 19289 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21274 - rPath update for libtiff, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27729 - LibTIFF Custom Tag Support Unspecified Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-3101
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 14:25Updated: 06/24/2019 09:08
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (95), 06/24/2019 09:08 (3)
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