LibTIFF up to 4.0.6 TIFF Image tif_pixarlog.c horizontalDifference8 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LibTIFF up to 4.0.6. The impacted element is the function horizontalDifference8 of the file tif_pixarlog.c of the component TIFF Image Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-3990. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in LibTIFF up to 4.0.6 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function horizontalDifference8 of the file tif_pixarlog.c of the component TIFF Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the horizontalDifference8 function in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image to tiffcp.

The weakness was presented 09/21/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.maptools.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3990 since 04/08/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92696 (RHEL 7 : libtiff (RHSA-2016:1546)), 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 236058 (Red Hat Update for libtiff (RHSA-2016:1547)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92696) and SecurityFocus (BID 86000†). See VDB-68478, VDB-80138, VDB-80155 and VDB-91811 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 92696
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : libtiff (RHSA-2016:1546)
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OpenVAS ID: 867252
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for libtiff RHSA-2016:1546-01
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09/21/2016 +49 days 🔍
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09/19/2022 +2188 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: RHSA-2016:1546
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CVE: CVE-2016-3990 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3990
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91813

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SecurityFocus: 86000 - LibTIFF CVE-2016-3990 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2016 09:21
Updated: 09/19/2022 13:49
Changes: 09/22/2016 09:21 (65), 04/22/2019 17:22 (14), 09/19/2022 13:49 (3)
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