LibTiff integer overflow
| libtiff-bo (17715) |  High Risk |
Description:
LibTIFF is vulnerable to an integer overflow, which results in improper allocation of memory.
Platforms Affected:
- Avaya, Intuity Audix LX 1.1
- Avaya, MN100
- Avaya, Modular Messaging
- Conectiva, Linux 10
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 8.2
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 2.0
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 2.1
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG CURRENT
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Sam Leffler, LibTIFF
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 10.0
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 8.1
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 9.0
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 9.1
- Slackware, Slackware Linux current
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
- Trustix, Secure Linux 1.5
- Trustix, Secure Linux 2.0
- Trustix, Secure Linux 2.1
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 7 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 7 Workstation
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Workstation
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Home
Remedy:
For OpenPKG:
Upgrade to the latest tiff package, as listed in OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2004.043. See References.
OpenPKG CURRENT: .6.1-20041013 or later
OpenPKG 2.1: 3.6.1-2.1.1 or later
OpenPKG 2.0: tiff-3.6.1-2.0.1 or later
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest libtiff package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:109 for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 3.5.7-11.3.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Multi Network Firewall 8.2: 3.5.5-9.3.M82mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 3.5.7-5.3.C21mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 3.5.7-11.3.100mdk or later
For Red Hat Linux (kdegraphics):
Refer to RHSA-2005:021-09 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (tetex):
Refer to RHSA-2005:354-03 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest libtiff package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:577-16 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v. 2.1), WS (v. 2.1), and Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor: 3.5.5-17 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 3.5.7-20.1.x86_64 or later
For SuSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest libtiff package, as listed below. Refer to SuSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2004:038 for more information. See References.
SuSE Linux 9.1: 3.6.1-38.12 or later
SuSE Linux 9.0: 3.5.7-376 or later
SuSE Linux 8.2: 3.5.7-376 or later
SuSE Linux 8.1: 3.5.7-376 or later
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest wxGTK2 package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:111 for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 2.5.0-0.cvs20030817.1.3.100mdk or later
For Slackware Linux:
Upgrade to the latest libtiff package, as listed below. Refer to slackware-security Mailing List, Mon, 1 Nov 2004 00:00:50 -0800 (PST) for more information. See References.
Slackware Linux 8.1: 3.5.7-i386-3 or later
Slackware Linux 9.0: 3.5.7-i386-4 or later
Slackware Linux 9.1: 3.5.7-i486-4 or later
Slackware Linux 10.0 and -current: 3.7.0-i486-1or later
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest libtiff3 package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:888 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 10.0: 3.5.7-53035U10_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 3.5.7-8492U90_1cl or later
For Turbolinux:
Upgrade to the latest libtiff package, as listed below. Refer to Turbolinux Security Advisory TLSA-2005-4 for more information. See References.
Turbolinux 10 Server: 3.6.1-4 or later
Turbolinux Home: 3.5.7-7 or later
Turbolinux 10 Desktop: 3.5.7-7 or later
Turbolinux 8 Server: 3.5.7-7 or later
Turbolinux 8 Workstation: 3.5.5-7 or later
Turbolinux 7 Server: 3.5.5-7 or later
Turbolinux 7 Workstation: 3.5.5-7 or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Avaya Security Advisory ASA-2005-002, Vulnerabilities in libtiff - (RHSA-2004-577) at http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?PAGE=avaya.css.OpenPage&temp.template.name=SecurityAdvisory.
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-049, Apple Security Update 2004-12-02 at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-049.shtml.
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-171, SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3 Security Update #33 at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-171.shtml.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:888, Fixes for libtiff vulnerabilities at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000888.
- slackware-security Mailing List, Mon, 1 Nov 2004 00:00:50 -0800 (PST), [slackware-security] libtiff (SSA:2004-305-02) at http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.408946.
- Sun Alert ID: 57769, Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in libtiff(3) at http://au.sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57769-1&searchclause=%22category:security%22%20%22availability,%20security%22.
- Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0054, Multiple security vulnerabilities at http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0054/.
- BID-11406: LibTIFF Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-0886: Multiple integer overflows in libtiff 3.6.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or memory corruption) via TIFF images that lead to incorrect malloc calls.
- DSA-567: tiff -- heap overflows
- GLSA-200412-02: PDFlib: Multiple overflows in the included TIFF library
- GLSA-200412-17: kfax: Multiple overflows in the included TIFF library
- MDKSA-2004:109: Updated libtiff packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:111: Updated wxGTK2 packages fix vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:052: Updated kdegraphics packages fix vulnerabilities
- OpenPKG-SA-2004.043: libtiff
- RHSA-2004-577: libtiff security update
- RHSA-2005-021: kdegraphics security update
- RHSA-2005-354: tetex security update
- SA12818: LibTIFF Multiple Image Decoder Parsing Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1011674: LibTIFF Integer Overflows Let Remote Users Crash the Application
- SUSE-SA:2004:037: kernel: remote denial of service
- SUSE-SA:2004:038: libtiff: local privilege escalation
Reported:
Oct 14, 2004
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