LibTIFF TIFFOpen Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:13585

Info

LibTIFF TIFFOpen Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13585
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-1544
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 10 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 07 2007 11:45PM
Credit: Discovery credited to Tavis Ormandy.
Vulnerable: Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
Turbolinux Home
Turbolinux Appliance Server Workgroup Edition 1.0
Turbolinux Appliance Server Hosting Edition 1.0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
SuSE Linux 8.1
SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
SuSE Linux 8.0
SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
SuSE Linux 7.3
SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
SuSE Linux 7.2
SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
SuSE Linux 7.1
SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
SuSE Linux 7.0 ppc
SuSE Linux 7.0 i386
SuSE Linux 7.0 alpha
SuSE Linux 7.0
SuSE Linux 6.4 ppc
SuSE Linux 6.4 i386
SuSE Linux 6.4 alpha
SuSE Linux 6.4
SuSE Linux 6.3 ppc
SuSE Linux 6.3 alpha
SuSE Linux 6.3
SuSE Linux 6.2
SuSE Linux 6.1 alpha
SuSE Linux 6.1
SuSE Linux 6.0
SuSE Linux 5.3
SuSE Linux 5.2
SuSE Linux 5.1
SuSE Linux 5.0
SuSE Linux 4.4.1
SuSE Linux 4.4
SuSE Linux 4.3
SuSE Linux 4.2
SuSE Linux 4.0
SuSE Linux 3.0
SuSE Linux 2.0
SuSE Linux 1.0
SCO Unixware 7.1.4
SCO Open Server 6.0
SCO Open Server 5.0.7
SCO Open Server 5.0.6
S.u.S.E. SuSE eMail Server III
S.u.S.E. SuSE eMail Server 3.1
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 7.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Office Server
S.u.S.E. Linux IMAP Server 1.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server for S/390 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server for S/390
S.u.S.E. Linux Database Server 0
S.u.S.E. Linux Connectivity Server
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.2
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.1 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.1 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7
+ Slackware Linux 10.0
+ Slackware Linux -current
 LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.6.1
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4
+ Gentoo Linux
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
 + Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.6 .0
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.7
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.5
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.3
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

LibTIFF TIFFOpen Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

LibTIFF is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability. The issue occurs in the 'TIFFOpen()' function when malformed TIFF files are opened. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Exploit / POC

LibTIFF TIFFOpen Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

An exploit by Agustin Gianni <[email protected]> and Samelat is available.

Solution / Fix

LibTIFF TIFFOpen Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the referenced vendor advisories for further information on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.


LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4

LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.1

LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.2

LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.3

LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.4

LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.5

LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.6 .0

LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.6.1

LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7

LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.1

SCO Unixware 7.1.4

References

LibTIFF TIFFOpen Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:
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