#VU8061 Integer overflow - CVE-2017-2870

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8061

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2870

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:

Vendor:

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

The weakness exists in the tiffimageparse functionality due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can trick the victim to click a malicious link or open a specially crafted TIFF file, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official patch addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

: 2.36.6

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External links
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0377

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.