LibTIFF 4.0.8 tif_dirwrite.c TIFFWriteDirectoryTagCheckedLong8Array input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in LibTIFF 4.0.8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagCheckedLong8Array of the file tif_dirwrite.c. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-10688. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LibTIFF 4.0.8 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagCheckedLong8Array of the file tif_dirwrite.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a assertion abort in the TIFFWriteDirectoryTagCheckedLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

The bug was discovered 06/29/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/29/2017 as Bug 2712 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.maptools.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-10688 since 06/29/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 team OWL337 and been published 1 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101377 (Debian DLA-1022-1 : tiff 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 176081 (Debian Security Update for tiff (DSA 3903-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42299), Tenable (101377) and SecurityFocus (BID 99359†). The entries VDB-101939, VDB-101940 and VDB-102819 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: team OWL337
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Nessus ID: 101377
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1022-1 : tiff security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703903
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3903-1 (tiff - security update)
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Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: Bug 2712
Researcher: team OWL337
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-10688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-10688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102917

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SecurityFocus: 99359 - LibTIFF 'tif_dirwrite.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Created: 06/30/2017 09:05
Updated: 12/15/2024 16:30
Changes: 06/30/2017 09:05 (85), 10/25/2019 17:40 (5), 12/30/2020 08:36 (3), 12/15/2024 16:30 (15)
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