LibTIFF TIFFFetchShortPair Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:18172

Info

LibTIFF TIFFFetchShortPair Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 18172
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2006-0405
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 23 2006 12:00AM
Updated: May 31 2006 05:37PM
Credit: Herve Drolon is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.8
+ 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 3.7.3
+ 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 3.7.2
+ 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
+ Redhat Fedora Core2
+ Slackware Linux 9.1
+ Slackware Linux 9.0
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
+ Turbolinux Appliance Server Hosting Edition 1.0
+ Turbolinux Appliance Server Workgroup Edition 1.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
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
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

LibTIFF TIFFFetchShortPair Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

The LibTIFF library is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. The library fails to handle exceptional conditions.

Successful exploits of this vulnerability will cause the application using the affected library to crash, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

Version 3.8.0 and prior are considered vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

LibTIFF TIFFFetchShortPair Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

LibTIFF TIFFFetchShortPair Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any official vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Please see the referenced third-party vendor advisories for further information.

References

LibTIFF TIFFFetchShortPair Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

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