LibTIFF 4.0.10 tif_unix.c TIFFFdOpen resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in LibTIFF 4.0.10. This vulnerability affects the function TIFFFdOpen of the file tif_unix.c. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-6128. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF 4.0.10 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function TIFFFdOpen of the file tif_unix.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The TIFFFdOpen function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.10 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by pal2rgb.

The bug was discovered 01/11/2019. The weakness was disclosed 01/11/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.maptools.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-6128 since 01/10/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197390 (Ubuntu Security Notification for LibTiff Vulnerabilities (USN-3906-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105342†). The entries VDB-120001, VDB-124018 and VDB-130695 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: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: gitlab.com

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09/13/2018 🔍
01/10/2019 +119 days 🔍
01/11/2019 +1 days 🔍
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01/12/2019 +1 days 🔍
06/26/2023 +1626 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: 155095
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-6128 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6128
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129077
SecurityFocus: 105342 - LibTIFF 'tif_unix.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2019 13:13
Updated: 06/26/2023 12:29
Changes: 01/12/2019 13:13 (61), 04/29/2020 10:13 (4), 06/26/2023 12:22 (4), 06/26/2023 12:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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