SUSE update for tiff

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU71620

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48281

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the processCropSelections() function in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted TIFF image to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package tiff to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1 - 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP1-LTSS - 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP1-LTSS - 15-SP4

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.2 - 5.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.2 - 5.3

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6 - 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages: 15-SP4

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP4

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP4

libtiff5-32bit-debuginfo: before 4.0.9-150000.45.25.1

libtiff5-32bit: before 4.0.9-150000.45.25.1

libtiff-devel-32bit: before 4.0.9-150000.45.25.1

tiff: before 4.0.9-150000.45.25.1

libtiff-devel: before 4.0.9-150000.45.25.1

tiff-debugsource: before 4.0.9-150000.45.25.1

tiff-debuginfo: before 4.0.9-150000.45.25.1

libtiff5-debuginfo: before 4.0.9-150000.45.25.1

libtiff5: before 4.0.9-150000.45.25.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230342-1/

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.