Code Injection in tiff (Alpine package)

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU31838

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4232

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

tiff (Alpine package): 4.0.3-r1 - 4.0.3-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:tiff_alpine_package:4.0.3-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.4
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:tiff_alpine_package:4.0.3-r2:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.4

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6275bbb8fc87edb56770f3c6dcac494b56db826d
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=15d07e852bf2a8c9d22568a2fc4a8e54ba9c286a
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=04183d726989c362567d2c9e7da2d4d8810bd9b2
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cab4b718abc4b3179498c45354d0adf651156789
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=29d86741795ddd90d536174b6acea65bf5cc5388
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cd3a7514e340084f017101da89b5326147c44b2d
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ad16e3c11d5b4f238fc7f4dac00bda218326f68e

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.