Little CMS 2.9 tificc cmslut.c cmsPipelineCheckAndRetreiveStages TIFF File out-of-bounds write ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Little CMS 2.9. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects the function cmsPipelineCheckAndRetreiveStages of the file cmslut.c of the component tificc. This manipulation as part of TIFF File causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-11556. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is still unclear if this vulnerability genuinely exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Little CMS 2.9 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cmsPipelineCheckAndRetreiveStages of the file cmslut.c of the component tificc. The manipulation as part of a TIFF File leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

tificc in Little CMS 2.9 has an out-of-bounds write in the cmsPipelineCheckAndRetreiveStages function in cmslut.c in liblcms2.a via a crafted TIFF file.

The bug was discovered 05/28/2018. The weakness was presented 05/30/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-11556 since 05/29/2018. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-118362 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 167
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-11556 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11556
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118363
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2018 16:59
Updated: 08/05/2024 11:18
Changes: 05/30/2018 16:59 (60), 02/09/2020 21:02 (1), 03/17/2023 16:45 (3), 08/05/2024 11:18 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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