LibTIFF up to 3.9.4 tif_dirread.c TIFFReadDirectory File numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in LibTIFF. The impacted element is the function TIFFReadDirectory of the file tif_dirread.c. The manipulation as part of File leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2088. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function TIFFReadDirectory of the file tif_dirread.c. The manipulation as part of a File leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer signedness error in the TIFFReadDirectory function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff 3.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative tile depth in a tiff image, which triggers an improper conversion between signed and unsigned types, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was shared 06/15/2012 by Alexander Gavrun as not defined changelog entry (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at home.gdal.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2088 since 04/04/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72962 (Apple TV < 6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350641 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libtiff: ALAS-2012-106).

Upgrading to version 4.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76695), Tenable (72962), SecurityFocus (BID 54270†), OSVDB (83628†) and Secunia (SA49833†). The entries VDB-5052, VDB-5568, VDB-9023 and VDB-10844 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 72962
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 881205
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for libtiff CESA-2012:1054 centos5
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LibTIFF 4.0.2

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04/04/2012 🔍
06/15/2012 +72 days 🔍
07/03/2012 +18 days 🔍
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07/06/2012 +2 days 🔍
07/10/2012 +4 days 🔍
07/22/2012 +12 days 🔍
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03/10/2014 +596 days 🔍
03/12/2014 +2 days 🔍
04/07/2016 +757 days 🔍
02/03/2019 +1032 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: home.gdal.org
Researcher: Alexander Gavrun
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5639

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X-Force: 76695
SecurityFocus: 54270 - libTIFF TIFF Image CVE-2012-2088 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 49833 - Ubuntu update for tiff, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 83628
Vulnerability Center: 57990 - LibTIFF Before 4.0 Remote Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability via a Crafted TIFF File, Medium

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

Created: 07/10/2012 13:05
Updated: 02/03/2019 10:58
Changes: 07/10/2012 13:05 (89), 02/03/2019 10:58 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:99C:103

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