LibTIFF 4.0.7 tif_lzw.c BMP Image memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in LibTIFF 4.0.7. This impacts an unknown function of the file tif_lzw.c. This manipulation as part of BMP Image causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-5563. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in LibTIFF 4.0.7 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file tif_lzw.c. The manipulation as part of a BMP Image leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in tif_lzw.c resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted bmp image to tools/bmp2tiff.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2017. The weakness was disclosed 01/23/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.maptools.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5563 since 01/22/2017. 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 108657 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 : tiff vulnerabilities (USN-3606-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197090 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Tiff Vulnerabilities (USN-3606-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (108657) and SecurityFocus (BID 95705†). The entries VDB-81557, VDB-101537, VDB-102818 and VDB-104510 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 108657
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 : tiff vulnerabilities (USN-3606-1)
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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: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-5563 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95797
SecurityFocus: 95705 - LibTIFF CVE-2017-5563 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5563 - libtiff - Buffer Over-Read Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2017 16:25
Updated: 05/14/2026 10:08
Changes: 01/23/2017 16:25 (74), 07/30/2020 10:20 (7), 11/03/2022 08:27 (3), 05/14/2026 10:08 (18)
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