CVE-2012-1173
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
Description
Multiple integer overflows in tiff_getimage.c in LibTIFF 3.9.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted tile size in a TIFF file, which is not properly handled by the (1) gtTileSeparate or (2) gtStripSeparate function, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.0.1-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.0.1-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.0.1-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.0.1-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.0.1-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | 3.9.4 | |
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/attachment.cgi?id=477&action=diff
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2369
- http://home.gdal.org/private/zdi-can-1221/zdi-can-1221.txt
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077463.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078403.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078835.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0468.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48735
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48757
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48893
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1416-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2447
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:054
- http://www.osvdb.org/81025
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52891
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026895
- https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100161772
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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