LibTIFF 4.0.6 tools/tiff2pdf.c t2p_process_jpeg_strip out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF 4.0.6. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is the function t2p_process_jpeg_strip of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9536. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF 4.0.6 (Image Processing Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects the function t2p_process_jpeg_strip of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

tools/tiff2pdf.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in heap allocated buffers in t2p_process_jpeg_strip(). Reported as MSVR 35098, aka "t2p_process_jpeg_strip heap-buffer-overflow."

The bug was discovered 11/22/2016. The weakness was shared 11/22/2016 as MSVR 35098 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9536 since 11/21/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/04/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96495 (Debian DSA-3762-1 : tiff - security 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157373 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for libtiff (ELSA-2017-0225)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96495) and SecurityFocus (BID 94484†). The entries VDB-93746, VDB-93747, VDB-93748 and VDB-93750 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: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 96495
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3762-1 : tiff - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 800864
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for libtiff CESA-2017:0225 centos6
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: MSVR 35098⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9536 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9536
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93749

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SecurityFocus: 94484 - RETIRED: LibTIFF Multiple Security Vulnerabilites

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2016 07:48
Updated: 10/04/2022 11:05
Changes: 11/23/2016 07:48 (62), 06/07/2019 16:27 (20), 10/04/2022 11:05 (3)
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