Stack-based buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2013-1961

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the t2p_write_pdf_page function in tiff2pdf when processing a crafted image length and resolution in a TIFF image file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2013-1961

External References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104916.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105253.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105828.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00058.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00080.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/254
• http://secunia.com/advisories/53237
• http://secunia.com/advisories/53765
• http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2698
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59607
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952131

Related Security Bulletins

• Stack-based buffer overflow in LibTIFF
• Stack-based buffer overflow in tiff (Alpine package)
• Gentoo update for libTIFF
• Slackware Linux update for libtiff