Apple CUPS up to 1.1.4 _cupsImageReadTIFF numeric error

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A vulnerability was found in Apple CUPS up to 1.1.4 (Printing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function _cupsImageReadTIFF. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the TIFF image decoding routines in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, which is not properly handled by the (1) _cupsImageReadTIFF function in the imagetops filter and (2) imagetoraster filter, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 04/16/2009. The weakness was shared 04/23/2009 by iDefense with iDEFENSE as Bug 490596 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0163 since 01/16/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67843 (Oracle Linux 3 : cups (ELSA-2009-0428)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165641 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update CUPS (SUSE-SA:2009:024)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49941) and Tenable (67843). The entries 47890, 47889, 47888 and 47887 are related to this item.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 67843
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 : cups (ELSA-2009-0428)
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OpenVAS ID: 100150
OpenVAS Name: CUPS _cupsImageReadTIFF() Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: Bug 490596
Researcher: iDefense
Organization: iDEFENSE
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CVE: CVE-2009-0163 (🔍)
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X-Force: 49941
SecurityTracker: 1022070
Vulnerability Center: 21623 - CUPS < 1.3.10 Long Height Value within TIFF File Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 34571 - CUPS '_cupsImageReadTIFF()' Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34481
OSVDB: 54462 - CVE-2009-0163 - CUPS - Integer Overflow Issue

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/01/2019 18:39
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (86), 09/01/2019 18:39 (5)
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