LibTIFF Incorrect Image Flipping Computation Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1024150 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1024150
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-2233
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 24 2010
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 3.9.3 and prior 3.9.x versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in LibTIFF. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted image that, when vertically flipped by the target user or application, will write to out-of-bounds memory locations and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user or application.
The vulnerability resides in 'tif_getimage.c'.
Only 64-bit systems are affected.
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Impact:
A remote user can create an image that, when flipped by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (3.9.4).
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Vendor URL: www.libtiff.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:01:35 +0000
Subject: LibTIFF
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CVE-2010-2233
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