Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2598. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

LibTIFF in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 on x86_64 platforms, as used in tiff2rgba, attempts to process image data even when the required compression functionality is not configured, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF image, related to "downsampled OJPEG input."

The weakness was shared 07/02/2010 by Tom Lane as Bug 583081 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2598. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48341 (CentOS 3 : libtiff (CESA-2010:0520)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118175 (LibTIFF Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities).

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 (48341), SecurityFocus (BID 41295†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26527†). The entries VDB-53897, VDB-53896, VDB-53898 and VDB-53931 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 48341
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : libtiff (CESA-2010:0520)
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OpenVAS ID: 880411
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for libtiff CESA-2010:0520 centos3 i386
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 583081
Researcher: Tom Lane
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53899

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SecurityFocus: 41295 - LibTIFF Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40536
Vulnerability Center: 26527 - LibTIFF 3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted TIFF Image, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/20/2021 07:25
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (60), 03/01/2017 10:06 (10), 09/20/2021 07:20 (5), 09/20/2021 07:25 (1)
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