Out-of-bounds write in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-9536
Published: May 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12656
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9536
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibTIFF
Affected software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in heap allocated buffers in t2p_process_jpeg_strip() in tools/tiff2pdf.c due to out-of-bounds write, aka "t2p_process_jpeg_strip heap-buffer-overflow." A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in heap allocated buffers in t2p_process_jpeg_strip() in tools/tiff2pdf.c due to out-of-bounds write, aka "t2p_process_jpeg_strip heap-buffer-overflow." A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9536
Install update from vendor's website.