LibTIFF 4.0.7 tiffcrop tools/tiffcrop.c TIFF Image memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in LibTIFF 4.0.7. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file tools/tiffcrop.c of the component tiffcrop. Executing a manipulation as part of TIFF Image can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-10271. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF 4.0.7 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file tools/tiffcrop.c of the component tiffcrop. The manipulation as part of a TIFF 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. CVE summarizes:

tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 1" and libtiff/tif_fax3.c:413:13.

The bug was discovered 03/24/2017. The weakness was published 03/24/2017 by Agostino Sarubbo with Gentoo (Website). The advisory is available at blogs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-10271 since 03/24/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99273 (Fedora 25 : libtiff (2017-ab3acddd21)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169862 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for tiff (SUSE-SU-2017:1044-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99273) and SecurityFocus (BID 97199†). Similar entries are available at VDB-98531, VDB-98526, VDB-98527 and VDB-98528. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 99273
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : libtiff (2017-ab3acddd21)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for libtiff FEDORA-2017-ab3acddd21
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-ab3acddd21
Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-10271 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98530
SecurityFocus: 97199 - LibTIFF CVE-2016-10271 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10271 - LibTIFF - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2017 20:53
Updated: 11/15/2022 10:46
Changes: 03/25/2017 20:53 (75), 09/14/2020 09:59 (8), 11/15/2022 10:41 (4), 11/15/2022 10:46 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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