Integer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2009-2347

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Integer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2009-2347

Published: June 25, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29276
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2347
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to several integer overflows within the cvt_whole_image() function in tiff2rgba and tiffcvt() function in rgb2ycbcr when processing width and height values. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted TIFF image to the application, trigger integer overflow 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.

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