LibTIFF 4.0.8 tif_open.c resource management ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF 4.0.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file tif_open.c. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-16232. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. There is ongoing doubt regarding the real existence of this vulnerability. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LibTIFF 4.0.8 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the file tif_open.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:

** DISPUTED ** LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue.

The bug was discovered 11/22/2017. The weakness was presented 03/21/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-16232 since 10/30/2017. 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 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 51 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106043 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : tiff (SUSE-SU-2018:0073-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106043) and SecurityFocus (BID 72326†). See VDB-81883, VDB-81884, VDB-81886 and VDB-92310 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 106043
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : tiff (SUSE-SU-2018:0073-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 10573
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for tiff openSUSE-SU-2018:0097-1 (tiff)
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10/30/2017 +1010 days 🔍
11/22/2017 +23 days 🔍
01/12/2018 +51 days 🔍
01/15/2018 +3 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +430 days 🔍
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08/06/2024 +1965 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: 150896
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-16232 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16232
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131843
SecurityFocus: 72326 - LibTIFF CVE-2014-8128 Out of Bounds Write Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2019 18:16
Updated: 08/06/2024 03:08
Changes: 03/21/2019 18:16 (71), 05/17/2020 11:42 (3), 08/01/2023 21:51 (5), 08/01/2023 22:01 (1), 08/06/2024 03:08 (28)
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