LibTIFF up to 4.0.6 tiffcrop loadImage out-of-bounds write
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A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.0.6 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function loadImage
of the component tiffcrop. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadImage function in the tiffcrop tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image with zero tiles.
The weakness was shared 09/21/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at bugzilla.maptools.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3991 since 04/08/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92696 (RHEL 7 : libtiff (RHSA-2016:1546)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236058 (Red Hat Update for libtiff (RHSA-2016:1547)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92696) and SecurityFocus (BID 85996†). The entries VDB-68478, VDB-80138, VDB-80155 and VDB-91811 are related to this item.
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Class: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 92696
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : libtiff (RHSA-2016:1546)
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OpenVAS ID: 867252
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for libtiff RHSA-2016:1546-01
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04/08/2016 🔍04/12/2016 🔍
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Product: libtiff.orgAdvisory: RHSA-2016:1546
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CVE: CVE-2016-3991 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 85996 - LibTIFF 'tiffcrop.c' Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 09/22/2016 09:21 AMUpdated: 09/19/2022 01:55 PM
Changes: 09/22/2016 09:21 AM (64), 04/22/2019 05:30 PM (14), 09/19/2022 01:55 PM (3)
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