Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 tiffutil out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component tiffutil. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-9536. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component tiffutil. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

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 published 03/27/2017 as HT207615 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9536 since 11/21/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bound read existed in LibTIFF versions before 4.0.7. This was addressed by updating LibTIFF in AKCmds to version 4.0.7.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97554 (Amazon Linux AMI : libtiff / compat-libtiff3 (ALAS-2017-802)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux 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 to version 10.12.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97554) and SecurityFocus (BID 94484†). Similar entries are available at VDB-93746, VDB-93747, VDB-93748 and VDB-93749. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 97554
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : libtiff / compat-libtiff3 (ALAS-2017-802)
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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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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.4
Patch: github.com

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11/21/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207615
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9536 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9536
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98720

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SecurityFocus: 94484 - RETIRED: LibTIFF Multiple Security Vulnerabilites
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9536 - libtiff - Out-of-Bounds Write Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 11:27
Updated: 11/20/2022 14:51
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:27 (80), 08/21/2020 16:27 (6), 11/20/2022 14:51 (4)
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