SB2024081531 - SolarWinds SQL Sentry update for third-party components

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3618)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode() function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service attack.

2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3316)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the TIFFClose() function. A remote attacker can pass specially TIFf file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2908)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in tif_dir.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted TIFF file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

4) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2731)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the LZWDecode() function in the libtiff/tif_lzw.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

5) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26966)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the uv_encode() function. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted TIFF file to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/sqlsentry/content/release_notes/sqlsentry_2024-2_release_notes.htm