SB2010060802 - Buffer underflow in tiff (Alpine package)
Published: June 8, 2010
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010060802
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2327)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the LZWDecode(), LZWDecodeCompat(), and LZWDecodeVector() functions in tif_lzw.c in the LZW decoder in LibTIFF when processing TIFF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted TIFF image, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.