LibTIFF up to 3.7.0 tif_dirread.c heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in LibTIFF up to 3.7.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file tif_dirread.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-1308. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in LibTIFF up to 3.7.0 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the file tif_dirread.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in (1) tif_dirread.c and (2) tif_fax3.c for libtiff 3.5.7 and 3.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TIFF file containing a TIFF_ASCII or TIFF_UNDEFINED directory entry with a -1 entry count, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 12/21/2004. The weakness was published 01/10/2005 by infamous41md as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1308 since 12/21/2004. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/16/2024).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19184 (FreeBSD : tiff -- directory entry count integer overflow vulnerability (fc7e6a42-6012-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117960 (CentOS Security Update for kdegraphics (CESA-2005:021)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3595.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18637), Tenable (19184), SecurityFocus (BID 12075†), OSVDB (12555†) and Secunia (SA13776†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1419, VDB-1442, VDB-1441 and VDB-22364. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 19184
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : tiff -- directory entry count integer overflow vulnerability (fc7e6a42-6012-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 53301
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 617-1 (tiff)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/06/2005 +16 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1308 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1308
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23825

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X-Force: 18637
SecurityFocus: 12075 - LibTIFF Heap Corruption Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13776 - SUSE update for libtiff/tiff, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 12555 - CVE-2004-1308 - libtiff - Integer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 6832 - Integer Overflow Errors in LibTIFF Allows Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 12/16/2024 08:37
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (78), 05/29/2019 11:24 (8), 12/16/2024 08:37 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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