Google Picasa 3.9.0 Picasa3.exe memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Google Picasa 3.9.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file Picasa3.exe. 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:

Integer overflow in Picasa3.exe in Google Picasa before 3.9.0 Build 137.69 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long TIFF tag that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a Canon RAW CR2 file with a long TIFF StripByteCounts tag.

The weakness was disclosed 01/08/2014 by Hossein Lotfi with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is available at support.google.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5357 since 08/21/2013. 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 known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71897 (Google Picasa < 3.9 Build 137.69 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121682 (Google Picasa RAW Image Parsing Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13782.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (89948), Tenable (71897), SecurityFocus (BID 64468†), Secunia (SA55555†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42812†).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 71897
Nessus Name: Google Picasa < 3.9 Build 137.69 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Vendor: google.com

Advisory: support.google.com
Researcher: Hossein Lotfi
Organization: Secunia Research
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CVE: CVE-2013-5357 (🔍)
X-Force: 89948
SecurityFocus: 64468 - Google Picasa Canon RAW CR2 Image File Handling Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 55555
SecurityTracker: 1029527
Vulnerability Center: 42812 - Google Picasa Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Canon RAW CR2 File With a TIFF Tag, Medium

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Created: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM
Updated: 01/19/2022 12:27 AM
Changes: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM (66), 05/19/2017 10:32 AM (9), 01/19/2022 12:17 AM (3), 01/19/2022 12:27 AM (1)
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