LibTIFF up to 3.9.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LibTIFF. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2481. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in LibTIFF (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The TIFFExtractData macro in LibTIFF before 3.9.4 does not properly handle unknown tag types in TIFF directory entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted TIFF file.

The weakness was shared 07/06/2010 as Bug 2210 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.maptools.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2481. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47738 (CentOS 4 / 5 : libtiff (CESA-2010:0519)), 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 155638 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for libtiff (ELSA-2010-0519)).

Upgrading to version 3.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (47738) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26620†). The entries VDB-53898, VDB-53947 and VDB-53931 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 47738
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : libtiff (CESA-2010:0519)
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OpenVAS ID: 880583
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for libtiff CESA-2010:0519 centos5 i386
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LibTIFF 3.4

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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: Bug 2210
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2481 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2481
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53929

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SecurityFocus: 40823
Secunia: 40527
Vulnerability Center: 26620 - LibTIFF <3.9.4 TIFFExtractData Macro Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted TIFF File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/20/2021 08:30
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (59), 03/01/2017 10:16 (7), 09/20/2021 08:29 (5), 09/20/2021 08:30 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:9EE:103

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