LibTIFF up to 4.5.1 Integer Overflow raw2tiff.c integer overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in LibTIFF up to 4.5.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file raw2tiff.c of the component Integer Overflow Handler. Such manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-41175. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.5.1 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file raw2tiff.c of the component Integer Overflow Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability was found in libtiff due to multiple potential integer overflows in raw2tiff.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute an arbitrary code via a crafted tiff image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was shared 08/28/2023. The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-41175 since 08/25/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/24/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209143 (Amazon Linux 2 : libtiff (ALAS-2024-2655)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 Tenable (209143). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Image Processing Software

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• LibTIFF

Version

• 4.5.0
• 4.5.1

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• open-source

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• Product: http://www.libtiff.org/

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