LibTIFF 4.0.7 Image integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF 4.0.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Image Handler. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-7602. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LibTIFF 4.0.7 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

LibTIFF 4.0.7 has a signed integer overflow, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.

The bug was discovered 04/09/2017. The weakness was released 04/09/2017 by Agostino Sarubbo with Gentoo (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7602 since 04/09/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99636 (Debian DLA-911-1 : 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 276580 (Fedora Security Update for libtiff (FEDORA-2017-021bebae25)).

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 (99636) and SecurityFocus (BID 97500†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-99451, VDB-99452, VDB-99453 and VDB-99454. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 99636
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-911-1 : tiff security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703844
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3844-1 (tiff - security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: USN-3602-1⛔
Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-7602 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7602
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99461

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SecurityFocus: 97500 - LibTIFF CVE-2017-7602 Integer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7602 - LibTIFF - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2017 21:15
Updated: 11/28/2022 07:43
Changes: 04/09/2017 21:15 (75), 08/27/2020 17:49 (8), 11/28/2022 07:43 (4)
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