Vulnerability identifier: #VU32782

Vulnerability 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-2012-2088

CWE-ID: CWE-122

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 attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Integer signedness error in the TIFFReadDirectory function in tif_dirread.c in libtiff 3.9.4 and earlier. A remote attacker can use a negative tile depth in a tiff image to trigger 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

LibTIFF: 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u4

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External links
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00010.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1054.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49686
http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6162
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:101
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54270
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832864
http://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083566

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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.