LibTIFF TIFFFetchAnyArray() denial of service
| libtiff-tifffetchanyarray-dos (26133) |  Low Risk |
Description:
LibTIFF is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by unspecified errors in the TIFFFetchAnyArray() function and other cleanup functions. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious TIFF image, which would cause an application that uses the LibTIFF library to crash, once the image is viewed.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of LibTIFF (3.8.2 or later), available from the LibTIFF Web page. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0425-5 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1054-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-05-17 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- LibTIFF Web page: Changes in TIFF v3.8.1.
- LibTIFF Web page: LibTIFF - TIFF Library and Utilities.
- Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 189933: CVE-2006-2024 multiple libtiff issues (CVE-2006-2025, CVE-2006-2026).
- ASA-2006-119: libtiff security update (RHSA-2006-0425)
- BID-17730: LibTiff Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2024: Multiple vulnerabilities in libtiff before 3.8.1 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a TIFF image that triggers errors in (1) the TIFFFetchAnyArray function in (a) tif_dirread.c; (2) certain codec cleanup methods in (b) tif_lzw.c, (c) tif_pixarlog.c, and (d) tif_zip.c; (3) and improper restoration of setfield and getfield methods in cleanup functions within (e) tif_jpeg.c, tif_pixarlog.c, (f) tif_fax3.c, and tif_zip.c.
- DSA-1054: tiff -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200605-17: libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:082: Updated libtiff packages fix vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2006-0425: libtiff security update
- RHSA-2006-0648: kdegraphics security update
- SA19838: LibTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA20667: Avaya Products LibTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2006:009: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-277-1: TIFF library vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1563: LibTIFF Image Handling Multiple Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.10
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 2.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Sam Leffler LibTIFF 3.8.0
Reported:
Apr 25, 2006
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