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A vulnerability has been found in LibTIFF 4.0.7 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function TIFFVGetField of the file tif_dir.c of the component TIFF File Handler. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.

The bug was discovered 03/01/2017. The weakness was presented 03/01/2017 by Agostino Sarubbo with Gentoo (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10095 since 01/01/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100771 (Debian DLA-983-1 : tiff3 security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170680 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for tiff (SUSE-SU-2018:0073-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100771). See 101621, 101939, 101940 and 131843 for similar entries.

Productinfo

Type

• Image Processing Software

Name

• LibTIFF

Version

• 4.0.7

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 100771
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-983-1 : tiff3 security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703903
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3903-1 (tiff - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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03/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
06/13/2017 +103 days 🔍
06/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/02/2020 +1176 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-10095 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 95178 - LibTIFF CVE-2016-10095 Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10095 - LibTIFF - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2017 09:51
Updated: 09/02/2020 19:00
Changes: 03/02/2017 09:51 (77), 09/02/2020 19:00 (8)
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