Input validation error in LibTIFF
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2012-2113 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
LibTIFF Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | LibTIFF |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU43805
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2113
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple integer overflows in tiff2pdf in libtiff before 4.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted tiff image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLibTIFF: 3.4 - 4.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00010.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1054.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49493
http://secunia.com/advisories/49686
http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2552
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:101
http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v4.0.2.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54076
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810551
http://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083566
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
