Gallium.inria Camimages 2.2 tiffread.c numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Gallium.inria Camimages 2.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file tiffread.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to numeric error. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-3296. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gallium.inria Camimages 2.2 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file tiffread.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple integer overflows in tiffread.c in CamlImages 2.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via TIFF images containing large width and height values that trigger heap-based buffer overflows.

The weakness was disclosed 10/20/2009 with Debian (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3296. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42446 (Fedora 11 : ocaml-camlimages-3.0.1-7.fc11.3 (2009-10594)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116698 (Fedora Update for Ocaml-Camlimages (FEDORA-2009-10568, FEDORA-2009-10594)).

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 databases at Tenable (42446), SecurityFocus (BID 36713†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24051†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 42446
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : ocaml-camlimages-3.0.1-7.fc11.3 (2009-10594)
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OpenVAS ID: 66058
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1912-1 (camlimages)
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03/18/2015 +1948 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3296 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3296
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50512

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SecurityFocus: 36713 - CamlImages JPEG Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24051 - CamlImages 2.2 JPEG Handling Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via TIFF Images, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/22/2025 20:35
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/17/2017 11:19 (11), 08/24/2021 08:30 (4), 08/24/2021 08:33 (1), 02/22/2025 20:35 (17)
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