LibTIFF up to 4.0.6 Thumbnail Tool tif_dirinfo.c tagCompare out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in LibTIFF up to 4.0.6. Affected is the function tagCompare of the file tif_dirinfo.c of the component Thumbnail Tool. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3634. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.0.6 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function tagCompare of the file tif_dirinfo.c of the component Thumbnail Tool. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The tagCompare function in tif_dirinfo.c in the thumbnail tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors related to field_tag matching.

The weakness was released 10/03/2016 by Kaixiang Zhang with Qihoo 360 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.maptools.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3634 since 03/22/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94474 (Debian DLA-693-2 : tiff regression update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94474) and SecurityFocus (BID 93335†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-81883, VDB-81884, VDB-81886 and VDB-92306. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 94474
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-693-2 : tiff regression update
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OpenVAS ID: 64341
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 693-2] tiff regression update)
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04/08/2016 +17 days 🔍
10/03/2016 +178 days 🔍
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10/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/03/2016 +30 days 🔍
02/07/2017 +96 days 🔍
04/30/2019 +812 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: bugzilla.maptools.org
Researcher: Kaixiang Zhang
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-3634 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3634
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92311
SecurityFocus: 93335 - LibTIFF 'tif_dirinfo.c' Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2016 10:28
Updated: 04/30/2019 14:39
Changes: 10/04/2016 10:28 (64), 04/30/2019 14:39 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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