Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-3401 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Libtiff
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
The t2p_read_tiff_init function in tiff2pdf (tools/tiff2pdf.c) in LibTIFF 4.0.2 and earlier does not properly initialize the T2P context struct pointer in certain error conditions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
NASL family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks NASL id ALA_ALAS-2012-147.NASL description A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff processed certain TIFF images using the Pixar Log Format encoding. An attacker could create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, could cause an application using libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-4447) A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff handled DOTRANGE tags. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-5581) A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the tiff2pdf tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that would cause tiff2pdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3401) A missing return value check flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the ppm2tiff tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted PPM (Portable Pixel Map) file that would cause ppm2tiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-4564) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 69637 published 2013-09-04 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69637 title Amazon Linux AMI : libtiff (ALAS-2012-147) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory ALAS-2012-147. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(69637); script_version("1.6"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/04/18 15:09:34"); script_cve_id("CVE-2012-3401", "CVE-2012-4447", "CVE-2012-4564", "CVE-2012-5581"); script_xref(name:"ALAS", value:"2012-147"); script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2012:1590"); script_name(english:"Amazon Linux AMI : libtiff (ALAS-2012-147)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff processed certain TIFF images using the Pixar Log Format encoding. An attacker could create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, could cause an application using libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-4447) A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff handled DOTRANGE tags. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-5581) A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the tiff2pdf tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that would cause tiff2pdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3401) A missing return value check flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the ppm2tiff tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted PPM (Portable Pixel Map) file that would cause ppm2tiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-4564)" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2012-147.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Run 'yum update libtiff' to update your system." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtiff"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtiff-debuginfo"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtiff-devel"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtiff-static"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/12/20"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/09/04"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release"); if (isnull(release) || !strlen(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux"); os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d)", string:release); if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux"); os_ver = os_ver[1]; if (os_ver != "A") { if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI'; audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux AMI", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver); } if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"libtiff-3.9.4-9.11.amzn1")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-9.11.amzn1")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"libtiff-devel-3.9.4-9.11.amzn1")) flag++; if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"libtiff-static-3.9.4-9.11.amzn1")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libtiff / libtiff-debuginfo / libtiff-devel / libtiff-static"); }
NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_LIBTIFF-8230.NASL description This update of tiff fixes a heap-based buffer overflow that could have caused a crash or potentially allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3401) last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2012-07-30 plugin id 60152 published 2012-07-30 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60152 title SuSE 10 Security Update : libtiff (ZYPP Patch Number 8230) NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2012-11000.NASL description Fix security bug in tiff2pdf, CVE-2012-3401 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2012-07-27 plugin id 60133 published 2012-07-27 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60133 title Fedora 17 : libtiff-3.9.6-2.fc17 (2012-11000) NASL family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks NASL id ORACLELINUX_ELSA-2012-1590.NASL description From Red Hat Security Advisory 2012:1590 : Updated libtiff packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files. A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff processed certain TIFF images using the Pixar Log Format encoding. An attacker could create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, could cause an application using libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-4447) A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff handled DOTRANGE tags. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-5581) A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the tiff2pdf tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that would cause tiff2pdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3401) A missing return value check flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the ppm2tiff tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted PPM (Portable Pixel Map) file that would cause ppm2tiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-4564) The CVE-2012-5581, CVE-2012-3401, and CVE-2012-4564 issues were discovered by Huzaifa Sidhpurwala of the Red Hat Security Response Team. All libtiff users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. All running applications linked against libtiff must be restarted for this update to take effect. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 68667 published 2013-07-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/68667 title Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : libtiff (ELSA-2012-1590) NASL family Solaris Local Security Checks NASL id SOLARIS11_LIBTIFF_20141107.NASL description The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates : - The t2p_read_tiff_init function in tiff2pdf (tools/tiff2pdf.c) in LibTIFF 4.0.2 and earlier does not properly initialize the T2P context struct pointer in certain error conditions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. (CVE-2012-3401) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 80685 published 2015-01-19 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/80685 title Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : libtiff (cve_2012_3401_denial_of) NASL family Ubuntu Local Security Checks NASL id UBUNTU_USN-1511-1.NASL description Huzaifa Sidhpurwala discovered that the tiff2pdf utility incorrectly handled certain malformed TIFF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted TIFF image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 60078 published 2012-07-20 reporter Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2012-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60078 title Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : tiff vulnerability (USN-1511-1) NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2012-20404.NASL description - Update to libtiff 3.9.7 (includes previously-added security fixes) - Add patches for CVE-2012-4447, CVE-2012-4564, CVE-2012-5581 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2012-12-31 plugin id 63362 published 2012-12-31 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63362 title Fedora 16 : libtiff-3.9.7-1.fc16 (2012-20404) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id OPENSUSE-2012-492.NASL description The following issues was fixed in tiff : - a overflow in tiff2pdf (CVE-2012-3401) [bnc#770816] last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2014-06-13 plugin id 74701 published 2014-06-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74701 title openSUSE Security Update : tiff (openSUSE-SU-2012:0955-1) NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-2552.NASL description Several vulnerabilities were discovered in TIFF, a library set and tools to support the Tag Image File Format (TIFF), allowing denial of service and potential privilege escalation. These vulnerabilities can be exploited via a specially crafted TIFF image. - CVE-2012-2113 The tiff2pdf utility has an integer overflow error when parsing images. - CVE-2012-3401 Huzaifa Sidhpurwala discovered heap-based buffer overflow in the t2p_read_tiff_init() function. - CVE-2010-2482 An invalid td_stripbytecount field is not properly handle and can trigger a NULL pointer dereference. - CVE-2010-2595 An array index error, related to last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2012-09-27 plugin id 62317 published 2012-09-27 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62317 title Debian DSA-2552-1 : tiff - several vulnerabilities NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_11_LIBTIFF-DEVEL-120719.NASL description This update of tiff fixes a heap-based buffer overflow that could have caused a crash or potentially allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3401) last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2013-01-25 plugin id 64198 published 2013-01-25 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/64198 title SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libtiff (SAT Patch Number 6579) NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2012-20446.NASL description - Update to libtiff 3.9.7 (includes previously-added security fixes) - Add patches for CVE-2012-4447, CVE-2012-4564, CVE-2012-5581 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2012-12-31 plugin id 63363 published 2012-12-31 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63363 title Fedora 17 : libtiff-3.9.7-1.fc17 (2012-20446) NASL family Mandriva Local Security Checks NASL id MANDRIVA_MDVSA-2012-127.NASL description A vulnerability was found and corrected in libtiff : A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way tiff2pdf, a TIFF image to a PDF document conversion tool, of libtiff, a library of functions for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files, performed write of TIFF image content into particular PDF document file, when not properly initialized T2P context struct pointer has been provided by tiff2pdf (application requesting the conversion) as one of parameters for the routine performing the write. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted TIFF image format file, that when processed by tiff2pdf would lead to tiff2pdf executable crash or, potentially, arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the tiff2pdf binary (CVE-2012-3401). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 61976 published 2012-09-06 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/61976 title Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libtiff (MDVSA-2012:127) NASL family Mandriva Local Security Checks NASL id MANDRIVA_MDVSA-2013-046.NASL description Updated libtiff packages fix security vulnerabilities : libtiff did not properly convert between signed and unsigned integer values, leading to a buffer overflow. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-2088). Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the tiff2pdf tool. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially crafted TIFF file that would cause tiff2pdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-2113). Huzaifa Sidhpurwala discovered that the tiff2pdf utility incorrectly handled certain malformed TIFF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted TIFF image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges (CVE-2012-3401). It was discovered that a buffer overflow in libtiff last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 66060 published 2013-04-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/66060 title Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libtiff (MDVSA-2013:046) NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2012-10978.NASL description Fix security bug in tiff2pdf, CVE-2012-3401 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2012-08-10 plugin id 61466 published 2012-08-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/61466 title Fedora 16 : libtiff-3.9.6-2.fc16 (2012-10978) NASL family Scientific Linux Local Security Checks NASL id SL_20121218_LIBTIFF_ON_SL5_X.NASL description A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff processed certain TIFF images using the Pixar Log Format encoding. An attacker could create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, could cause an application using libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-4447) A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff handled DOTRANGE tags. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-5581) A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the tiff2pdf tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that would cause tiff2pdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3401) A missing return value check flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the ppm2tiff tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted PPM (Portable Pixel Map) file that would cause ppm2tiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-4564) All running applications linked against libtiff must be restarted for this update to take effect. last seen 2020-03-18 modified 2012-12-20 plugin id 63314 published 2012-12-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63314 title Scientific Linux Security Update : libtiff on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20121218) NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2012-20348.NASL description Add upstream patches for CVE-2012-4447, CVE-2012-4564 (note: CVE-2012-5581 is already fixed in 4.0.3) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2013-01-14 plugin id 63493 published 2013-01-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63493 title Fedora 18 : libtiff-4.0.3-2.fc18 (2012-20348) NASL family Red Hat Local Security Checks NASL id REDHAT-RHSA-2012-1590.NASL description Updated libtiff packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files. A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff processed certain TIFF images using the Pixar Log Format encoding. An attacker could create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, could cause an application using libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-4447) A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff handled DOTRANGE tags. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-5581) A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the tiff2pdf tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that would cause tiff2pdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3401) A missing return value check flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the ppm2tiff tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted PPM (Portable Pixel Map) file that would cause ppm2tiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-4564) The CVE-2012-5581, CVE-2012-3401, and CVE-2012-4564 issues were discovered by Huzaifa Sidhpurwala of the Red Hat Security Response Team. All libtiff users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. All running applications linked against libtiff must be restarted for this update to take effect. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63293 published 2012-12-19 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63293 title RHEL 5 / 6 : libtiff (RHSA-2012:1590) NASL family CentOS Local Security Checks NASL id CENTOS_RHSA-2012-1590.NASL description Updated libtiff packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files. A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff processed certain TIFF images using the Pixar Log Format encoding. An attacker could create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, could cause an application using libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-4447) A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff handled DOTRANGE tags. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-5581) A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the tiff2pdf tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that would cause tiff2pdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3401) A missing return value check flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the ppm2tiff tool. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted PPM (Portable Pixel Map) file that would cause ppm2tiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-4564) The CVE-2012-5581, CVE-2012-3401, and CVE-2012-4564 issues were discovered by Huzaifa Sidhpurwala of the Red Hat Security Response Team. All libtiff users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. All running applications linked against libtiff must be restarted for this update to take effect. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63306 published 2012-12-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63306 title CentOS 5 / 6 : libtiff (CESA-2012:1590) NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-201209-02.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201209-02 (libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libTIFF. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted TIFF file with an application making use of libTIFF, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application or a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 62235 published 2012-09-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62235 title GLSA-201209-02 : libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities
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References
- http://osvdb.org/84090
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50007
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49938
- http://libjpeg-turbo.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libjpeg-turbo?view=revision&revision=830
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=837577
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=596457
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1511-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00011.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2552
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54601
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1590.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:127
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77088