LibTIFF TIFFFetchAnyArray() denial of service

libtiff-tifffetchanyarray-dos (26133) The risk level is classified as LowLow 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.

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
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
  • 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 ES
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
  • 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 Desktop
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
  • Sam Leffler, LibTIFF 3.8.0

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.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Reported:

Apr 25, 2006

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