libtiff 3.8.0 tif_dirread.c tifffetchshortpair null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in libtiff 3.8.0. This vulnerability affects the function tifffetchshortpair of the file tif_dirread.c. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-0405. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in libtiff 3.8.0 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is the function tifffetchshortpair of the file tif_dirread.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The TIFFFetchShortPair function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff 3.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF image that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, possibly due to changes in type declarations and/or the TIFFVSetField function.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2006. The weakness was published 01/24/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0405 since 01/25/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21615 (GLSA-200605-17 : libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24275), Tenable (21615), SecurityFocus (BID 18172†), OSVDB (22748†) and Secunia (SA18587†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 21615
Nessus Name: GLSA-200605-17 : libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 56838
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200605-17 (libtiff)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0405 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0405
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28460
X-Force: 24275
SecurityFocus: 18172 - LibTIFF TIFFFetchShortPair Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 18587
OSVDB: 22748 - LibTIFF - TIFFFetchShortPair Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11780 - LibTiff 3.8.0 and Earlier Remote DoS via a Crafted TIFF Image, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0302

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Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/20/2019 08:25
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (72), 06/20/2019 08:25 (8)
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