libtiff up to 3.8.0 tif_dirread.c tifffetchanyarray denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in libtiff up to 3.8.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is the function tifffetchanyarray of the file tif_dirread.c. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2024. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libtiff up to 3.8.0 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function tifffetchanyarray of the file tif_dirread.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple vulnerabilities in libtiff before 3.8.1 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a TIFF image that triggers errors in (1) the TIFFFetchAnyArray function in (a) tif_dirread.c; (2) certain "codec cleanup methods" in (b) tif_lzw.c, (c) tif_pixarlog.c, and (d) tif_zip.c; (3) and improper restoration of setfield and getfield methods in cleanup functions within (e) tif_jpeg.c, tif_pixarlog.c, (f) tif_fax3.c, and tif_zip.c.

The bug was discovered 04/25/2006. The weakness was disclosed 04/25/2006 by Tavis Ormandy as Bug 189933 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2024 since 04/25/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22293 (RHEL 2.1 / 3 : kdegraphics (RHSA-2006:0648)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156195 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for kdegraphics (ELSA-2006:0648)).

Upgrading to version 3.8.1 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 (26133), Exploit-DB (27762), Tenable (22293), SecurityFocus (BID 17730†) and OSVDB (25018†). The entries VDB-29899 and VDB-29898 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 22293
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 / 3 : kdegraphics (RHSA-2006:0648)
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OpenVAS ID: 56718
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1054-1 (tiff)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libtiff 3.8.1
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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: Bug 189933
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2024 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2024
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29897

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X-Force: 26133
SecurityFocus: 17730 - LibTiff Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19838 - LibTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 25018 - CVE-2006-2024 - libtiff - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11285 - libtiff DoS via multiple Functions, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1563

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 01/20/2025 15:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (86), 06/17/2019 09:37 (10), 01/20/2025 15:10 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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