SUSE update for tiff

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU86755

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52356

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted TIFF file to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package tiff to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.2 - 5.5

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.3 - 5.4

SUSE Package Hub 15: 15-SP5

Basesystem Module: 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.5

libtiff-devel: before 4.0.9-150000.45.38.1

tiff: before 4.0.9-150000.45.38.1

libtiff5-32bit: before 4.0.9-150000.45.38.1

libtiff5-32bit-debuginfo: before 4.0.9-150000.45.38.1

libtiff-devel-32bit: before 4.0.9-150000.45.38.1

libtiff5: before 4.0.9-150000.45.38.1

tiff-debuginfo: before 4.0.9-150000.45.38.1

libtiff5-debuginfo: before 4.0.9-150000.45.38.1

tiff-debugsource: before 4.0.9-150000.45.38.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240594-1/

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.