LibTIFF up to 4.0.6 _TIFFVGetField memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in LibTIFF up to 4.0.6. Affected is the function _TIFFVGetField. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-5318. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in LibTIFF up to 4.0.6 (Image Processing Software). Affected is the function _TIFFVGetField. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFVGetField function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted tiff.

The bug was discovered 01/20/2017. The weakness was shared 01/20/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5318 since 06/06/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94473 (Debian DLA-692-1 : tiff3 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 370496 (Tableau Server and Desktop Multiple Vulnerabilities (Important-ADV-2017-012)).

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 (94473) and SecurityFocus (BID 88604†). The entries VDB-93168 and VDB-95755 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 94473
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-692-1 : tiff3 security update
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OpenVAS ID: 800596
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for tiff USN-3606-1
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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: USN-3606-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-5318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95754
SecurityFocus: 88604 - LibTIFF Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5318 - libtiff - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2017 22:36
Updated: 11/03/2022 07:48
Changes: 01/21/2017 22:36 (70), 07/28/2020 16:15 (7), 11/03/2022 07:48 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:2E6:103

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