Input validation error in LibTIFF - CVE-2013-4231
Published: January 19, 2014 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32624
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4231
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted (1) extension block in a GIF image or (2) GIF raster image to tools/gif2tiff.c or (3) a long filename for a TIFF image to tools/rgb2ycbcr.c.
Remediation
Update to version 4.0.3.
External links
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2450
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54543
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54628
- http://www.asmail.be/msg0055359936.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2744
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/10/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61695
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=995965