LibTIFF 4.0.7 TIFF File tif_dir.c TIFFVGetField out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in LibTIFF 4.0.7. This vulnerability affects the function TIFFVGetField of the file tif_dir.c of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-9147. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LibTIFF 4.0.7 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects the function TIFFVGetField of the file tif_dir.c of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.

The bug was discovered 05/12/2017. The weakness was released 05/22/2017 as Bug 2693 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.maptools.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-9147 since 05/22/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by zhangtan and been published 2 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 171720 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for tiff (SUSE-SU-2018:3879-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42301), Tenable (100771) and SecurityFocus (BID 98594†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-81883, VDB-81884, VDB-92306 and VDB-93967. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: zhangtan
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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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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: Bug 2693
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-9147 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9147
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101621

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SecurityFocus: 98594 - LibTIFF 'tif_dir.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2017 09:02
Updated: 12/15/2024 21:19
Changes: 05/23/2017 09:02 (87), 10/25/2019 17:13 (5), 12/15/2024 21:19 (17)
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