LibTIFF up to 4.0.6 tiffset tif_dirwrite.c TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array ma out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in LibTIFF up to 4.0.6. Affected by this vulnerability is the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array of the file tif_dirwrite.c of the component tiffset. Such manipulation of the argument ma leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3658. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.0.6 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array of the file tif_dirwrite.c of the component tiffset. The manipulation of the argument ma with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c in the tiffset tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors involving the ma variable.

The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2016 by Kaixiang Zhang with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.maptools.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3658 since 03/24/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95649 (openSUSE Security Update : tiff (openSUSE-2016-1425)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169468 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for tiff (SUSE-SU-2016:3301-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95649) and SecurityFocus (BID 93331†). The entries VDB-81885, VDB-95086, VDB-95523 and VDB-95756 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 95649
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : tiff (openSUSE-2016-1425)
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OpenVAS ID: 703844
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3844-1 (tiff - security update)
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03/24/2016 🔍
08/04/2016 +133 days 🔍
10/03/2016 +60 days 🔍
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12/07/2016 +64 days 🔍
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04/30/2019 +873 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

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

CVE: CVE-2016-3658 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3658
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92312

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SecurityFocus: 93331 - LibTIFF 'tif_dirwrite.c' Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Created: 10/04/2016 10:29
Updated: 04/30/2019 14:42
Changes: 10/04/2016 10:29 (68), 04/30/2019 14:42 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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