Risk | Medium |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2013-4232 |
CWE-ID | CWE-94 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
LibTIFF Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | LibTIFF |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU31838
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4232
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in a crafted TIFF image. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsLibTIFF: 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u4
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2449
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/54543
http://secunia.com/advisories/54628
http://www.asmail.be/msg0055359936.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2744
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/10/2
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=995975
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.