LibTIFF 4.0.3 TIFF File Raster Image Data tiff2pdf.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in LibTIFF 4.0.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the file tiff2pdf.c of the component TIFF File Raster Image Data Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4232. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in LibTIFF 4.0.3 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file tiff2pdf.c of the component TIFF File Raster Image Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the t2p_readwrite_pdf_image function in tools/tiff2pdf.c in libtiff 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possible execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.

The weakness was shared 08/01/2013 by Pedro Ribeiro as Four (stack-based) buffer overflows and one use-after-free in libtiff v4.0.3 as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The public release happened without involvement of the project team. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4232 since 06/12/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73061 (Amazon Linux AMI : libtiff (ALAS-2014-307)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350438 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libtiff: ALAS-2014-307).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86308), Tenable (73061), SecurityFocus (BID 61849†), OSVDB (96205†) and Secunia (SA54543†). Additional details are provided at asmail.be. The entries VDB-9947, VDB-9948, VDB-9950 and VDB-9951 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 73061
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : libtiff (ALAS-2014-307)
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OpenVAS ID: 892744
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2744-1 (tiff - several vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: Four (stack-based) buffer overflows and one use-after-free in libtiff v4.0.3
Researcher: Pedro Ribeiro
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4232 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4232
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9949

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X-Force: 86308
SecurityFocus: 61849 - LibTIFF CVE-2013-4232 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 54543 - Debian update for tiff, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 96205
Vulnerability Center: 41322 - LibTIFF 4.0.3 \x27tools/tiff2pdf.c\x27 Use-After-Free Flaw Allows Remote DoS \\ Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2013 17:35
Updated: 05/21/2021 14:37
Changes: 08/15/2013 17:35 (78), 05/10/2017 10:23 (3), 05/21/2021 14:37 (3)
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