Denial of service in LibTIFF



| Updated: 2022-05-21
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-6128
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 LibTIFF
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor LibTIFF

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU17016

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6128

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in TIFFFdOpen function in tif_unix.c. A remote attacker can trigger memory leak and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

LibTIFF: 4.0.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2836


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.



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