SB2024022317 - Multiple vulnerabilities in LibTIFF
Published: February 23, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6228)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the cpStripToTile() function in libtiff/tools/tiffcp.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted TIFF image to the application, trigger a 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.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52355)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the TIFFRasterScanlineSize64() API. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted TIFF file to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52356)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted TIFF file to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240995
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/606
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52355
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2251326
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/621
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52356
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2251344
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/622
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/546