Heap-based buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2011-1167

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Heap-based buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2011-1167

Published: March 28, 2011 / Updated: May 21, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45158
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2011-1167
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: LibTIFF
Affected software:
LibTIFF

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the thunder (aka ThunderScan) decoder in tif_thunder.c in LibTIFF 3.9.4 and earlier. A remote attacker can use crafted THUNDER_2BITDELTAS data in a .tiff file that has an unexpected BitsPerSample value. 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-1167

Install update from vendor's website.

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