RETIRED: libTIFF TIFF Image 'StripByteCounts' Field Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:46931

Info

RETIRED: libTIFF TIFF Image 'StripByteCounts' Field Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 46931
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 21 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:27AM
Credit: zgmzgm[at]mail.ustc.edu.cn
Vulnerable: LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.3
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.8.2
+ 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 3.8.1
+ 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 3.8.1
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 3.7.4
+ 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 3.7.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7
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 3.6.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.6 .0
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.6
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.7
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.7
+ Red Hat 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 3.5.6
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 3.5.2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0 Beta6
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0 Beta5
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0 Beta4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0 Beta3
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0 Beta2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0 Beta1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0 Alpha
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.2-5.2.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.0 Beta
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.3
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.2-7
+ 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
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.0 Beta2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.0 Beta
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.0 Alpha
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.6.0 Beta2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.6.0 Beta
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.7 Beta
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.7 Alpha4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.7 Alpha3
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.7 Alpha2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.7 Alpha
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.6 Beta
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.5
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.3
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4 Beta37
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4 Beta36
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4 Beta35
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4 Beta34
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4 Beta32
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4 Beta31
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4 Beta29
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4 Beta28
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4 Beta24
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4 Beta18
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4
ImageMagick ImageMagick 6.6.8-5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

RETIRED: libTIFF TIFF Image 'StripByteCounts' Field Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

libTIFF is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of an application using the affected library. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

NOTE (March 23, 2011): Reports indicate that this issue may be stack memory exhaustion due to recursion, not a stack-based buffer overflow. This BID is retired because the issue does not meet the criteria for a BID in that case.

Exploit / POC

RETIRED: libTIFF TIFF Image 'StripByteCounts' Field Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A proof-of-concept TIFF image is available. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

RETIRED: libTIFF TIFF Image 'StripByteCounts' Field Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

References

RETIRED: libTIFF TIFF Image 'StripByteCounts' Field Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:

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