Heap-based buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2012-2088
Published: July 22, 2012 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32782
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2088
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Integer signedness error in the TIFFReadDirectory function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff 3.9.4 and earlier. A remote attacker can use a negative tile depth in a tiff image to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External links
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00010.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1054.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6162
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:101
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54270
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832864
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083566