#VU32525 Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2013-4244

Vulnerability identifier: #VU32525

Vulnerability 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-2013-4244

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: LibTIFF

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The LZW decompressor in the gif2tiff tool in libtiff 4.0.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

LibTIFF: 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u4

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External links
https://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2452
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996468
https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/ce6841d9e41d621ba23cf18b190ee6a23b2cc833

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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.