Heap-based buffer overflow in tiff (Alpine package)

Published: 2012-12-06

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2012-4564
CWE-ID	CWE-122
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	tiff (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32749

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4564

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ppm2tiff does not check the return value of the TIFFScanlineSize function, which. A remote attacker can use a crafted PPM image that triggers an integer overflow to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

tiff (Alpine package): 3.9.6-r1 - 3.9.6-r2

CPE2.3

External links

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.