LibTIFF Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016628 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1016628
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-3459, CVE-2006-3460, CVE-2006-3461, CVE-2006-3462, CVE-2006-3463, CVE-2006-3464, CVE-2006-3465
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 2 2006
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Version(s): 3.7.2
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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 TIFF file that, when processed by the target user with an application linked with LibTIFF, will execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user or application.
Tavis Ormandy of Google discovered these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a TIFF file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: libtiff.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:27:22 -0400
Subject: Libtiff vulnerabilities
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Red Hat reported:
Tavis Ormandy of Google discovered a number of flaws in libtiff during a
security audit. An attacker could create a carefully crafted TIFF file in
such a way that it was possible to cause an application linked with libtiff
to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2006-3459, CVE-2006-3460,
CVE-2006-3461, CVE-2006-3462, CVE-2006-3463, CVE-2006-3464, CVE-2006-3465)
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