SB2017020613 - Out-of-bounds read in Debian Linux
Published: February 6, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017020613
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9532)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Integer overflow in the writeBufferToSeparateStrips function in tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted tif file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2592
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/21/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94424
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397726
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16