openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for libtiff

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU79581

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38288

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

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 within the readSeparateTilesIntoBuffer() function in tools/tiffcp.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1

libtiff-help: before 4.3.0-16

libtiff-debugsource: before 4.3.0-16

libtiff-devel: before 4.3.0-16

libtiff-debuginfo: before 4.3.0-16

libtiff: before 4.3.0-16

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libtiff-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libtiff-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libtiff-devel:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libtiff-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*

External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1483

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.