27726 : LibTIFF NeXT RLE Decoder Image Handling Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-08-02

Description

A local overflow exists in LibTIFF. The NeXT RLE decoder fails to validate RLE image files resulting in a heap overflow. With a specially crafted file, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.8.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Sam Leffler	libtiff	3.5.x
		3.6.x
		3.7.x
		3.8.0
		3.8.1

References

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Credit

Tavis Ormandy - Gentoo Linux Auditing Team

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-08-04 | Disagree?

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