libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV.

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:5079 advisory.

    * libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c (CVE-2018-15209)

    * libtiff: Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c (CVE-2023-25433)

    * libtiff: heap-based buffer overflow in cpStripToTile() in tools/tiffcp.c (CVE-2023-6228)

    * libtiff: Segment fault in libtiff  in TIFFReadRGBATileExt() leading to denial of service     (CVE-2023-52356)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Rocky Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:5079 advisory.

    * libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c (CVE-2018-15209)
    * libtiff: Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c (CVE-2023-25433)
    * libtiff: heap-based buffer overflow in cpStripToTile() in tools/tiffcp.c (CVE-2023-6228)
    * libtiff: Segment fault in libtiff  in TIFFReadRGBATileExt() leading to denial of service     (CVE-2023-52356)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-5079 advisory.

    - Fix CVE-2023-6228 CVE-2023-52356 CVE-2023-25433 CVE-2018-15209

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:5079 advisory.

    The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)     files.

    Security Fix(es):

    * libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c (CVE-2018-15209)

    * libtiff: Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c (CVE-2023-25433)

    * libtiff: heap-based buffer overflow in cpStripToTile() in tools/tiffcp.c (CVE-2023-6228)

    * libtiff: Segment fault in libtiff  in TIFFReadRGBATileExt() leading to denial of service     (CVE-2023-52356)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the libtiff package has been released.

According to the versions of the libtiff package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in uv_encode() when libtiff reads a corrupted little-endian     TIFF file and specifies the output to be big-endian.(CVE-2023-26966)

    libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of     buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV.(CVE-2023-25433)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS Virtualization libtiff security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the libtiff package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in uv_encode() when libtiff reads a corrupted little-endian     TIFF file and specifies the output to be big-endian.(CVE-2023-26966)

    libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of     buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV.(CVE-2023-25433)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS libtiff security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in TIFF2PDF tool (CVE-2020-35524)

  - libtiff: heap-buffer overflow via extractContigSamplesBytes() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c     (CVE-2023-25434)

  - tools/pal2rgb.c in pal2rgb in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (TIFFSetupStrips heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted TIFF file. (CVE-2017-17095)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

According to the versions of the libtiff package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of     buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV. (CVE-2023-25433)

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in uv_encode() when libtiff reads a corrupted little-endian     TIFF file and specifies the output to be big-endian. (CVE-2023-26966)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the libtiff package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of     buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV. (CVE-2023-25433)

  - loadImage() in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF through 4.5.0 has a heap-based use after free via a crafted     TIFF image. (CVE-2023-26965)

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in uv_encode() when libtiff reads a corrupted little-endian     TIFF file and specifies the output to be big-endian. (CVE-2023-26966)

  - A null pointer dereference issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker     to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes     undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-2908)

  - A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path     or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones. (CVE-2023-3316)

  - A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs when tiffcrop operates on a     TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes     this memory leak issue, resulting an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-3576)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the libtiff package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of     buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV. (CVE-2023-25433)

  - loadImage() in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF through 4.5.0 has a heap-based use after free via a crafted     TIFF image. (CVE-2023-26965)

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in uv_encode() when libtiff reads a corrupted little-endian     TIFF file and specifies the output to be big-endian. (CVE-2023-26966)

  - A null pointer dereference issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker     to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes     undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-2908)

  - A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path     or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones. (CVE-2023-3316)

  - A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs when tiffcrop operates on a     TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes     this memory leak issue, resulting an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-3576)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4370-1 advisory.

  - There exists one heap buffer overflow in _TIFFmemcpy in tif_unix.c in libtiff 4.0.10, which allows an     attacker to cause a denial-of-service through a crafted tiff file. (CVE-2020-18768)

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of     buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV. (CVE-2023-25433)

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in uv_encode() when libtiff reads a corrupted little-endian     TIFF file and specifies the output to be big-endian. (CVE-2023-26966)

  - A null pointer dereference issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker     to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes     undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-2908)

  - A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path     or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones. (CVE-2023-3316)

  - A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs when tiffcrop operates on a     TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes     this memory leak issue, resulting an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-3576)

  - A flaw was found in libtiff. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to a segmentation fault due to a     buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c, resulting in a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-3618)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4371-1 advisory.

  - There exists one heap buffer overflow in _TIFFmemcpy in tif_unix.c in libtiff 4.0.10, which allows an     attacker to cause a denial-of-service through a crafted tiff file. (CVE-2020-18768)

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of     buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV. (CVE-2023-25433)

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in uv_encode() when libtiff reads a corrupted little-endian     TIFF file and specifies the output to be big-endian. (CVE-2023-26966)

  - A null pointer dereference issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker     to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes     undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-2908)

  - A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path     or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones. (CVE-2023-3316)

  - A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs when tiffcrop operates on a     TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes     this memory leak issue, resulting an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-3576)

  - A flaw was found in libtiff. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to a segmentation fault due to a     buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c, resulting in a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-3618)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of libtiff installed on the remote host is prior to 4.0.3-35. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2274 advisory.

    libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of     buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV. (CVE-2023-25433)

    A vulnerability was found in libtiff library. This security flaw causes a heap buffer overflow issue via     TIFFTAG_INKNAMES and TIFFTAG_NUMBEROFINKS values. (CVE-2023-30774)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6290-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made to write out of bounds when processing certain malformed     image files with the tiffcrop utility. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file,     an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause tiffcrop to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or     possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu     22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-48281)

    It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files. If a user were tricked into     opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of     service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-2731)

    It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files with the tiffcp utility. If a user     were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to     cause tiffcp to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-2908)

    It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain file paths. If a user were tricked into     specifying certain output paths, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
    This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-3316)

    It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made to write out of bounds when processing certain malformed     image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3618)

    It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made to write out of bounds when processing certain malformed     image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only     affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-25433, CVE-2023-26966)

    It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly managed memory when processing certain malformed image     files with the tiffcrop utility. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an     attacker could possibly use this issue to cause tiffcrop to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or     possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu     23.04. (CVE-2023-26965)

    It was discovered that LibTIFF contained an arithmetic overflow. If a user were tricked into opening a     specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-38288, CVE-2023-38289)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3513 advisory.

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of     buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV. (CVE-2023-25433)

  - loadImage() in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF through 4.5.0 has a heap-based use after free via a crafted     TIFF image. (CVE-2023-26965)

  - libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in uv_encode() when libtiff reads a corrupted little-endian     TIFF file and specifies the output to be big-endian. (CVE-2023-26966)

  - A null pointer dereference issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker     to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes     undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-2908)

  - A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path     or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones. (CVE-2023-3316)

  - A flaw was found in libtiff. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to a segmentation fault due to a     buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c, resulting in a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-3618)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6229-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that LibTIFF was not properly handling variables used to perform memory management     operations when processing an image through tiffcrop, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2023-25433, CVE-2023-26965)

    It was discovered that LibTIFF was not properly processing numerical values when dealing with little-     endian input data, which could lead to the execution of an invalid operation. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to cause a denial of service (CVE-2023-26966)

    It was discovered that LibTIFF was not properly performing bounds checks when closing a previously opened     TIFF file, which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could possibly use this issue to     cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-3316)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
206047	Rocky Linux 8 : libtiff (RLSA-2024:5079)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	high
205209	AlmaLinux 8 : libtiff (ALSA-2024:5079)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	high
205162	Oracle Linux 8 : libtiff (ELSA-2024-5079)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
205156	RHEL 8 : libtiff (RHSA-2024:5079)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
203794	Photon OS 3.0: Libtiff PHSA-2023-3.0-0607	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
203526	Photon OS 5.0: Libtiff PHSA-2023-5.0-0044	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
202665	EulerOS Virtualization 2.10.0 : libtiff (EulerOS-SA-2024-1985)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
202664	EulerOS Virtualization 2.10.1 : libtiff (EulerOS-SA-2024-2003)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
202536	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : libtiff (EulerOS-SA-2024-1939)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
202517	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : libtiff (EulerOS-SA-2024-1966)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
198563	RHEL 8 : libtiff (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
196585	RHEL 6 : libtiff (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
196532	RHEL 7 : libtiff (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
195264	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : libtiff (EulerOS-SA-2024-1593)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
195252	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : libtiff (EulerOS-SA-2024-1571)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188907	EulerOS Virtualization 2.11.0 : libtiff (EulerOS-SA-2023-3072)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188894	EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : libtiff (EulerOS-SA-2023-2844)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188745	EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : libtiff (EulerOS-SA-2023-2861)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188695	EulerOS Virtualization 2.11.1 : libtiff (EulerOS-SA-2023-3055)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
184803	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : tiff (SUSE-SU-2023:4370-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
184800	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : tiff (SUSE-SU-2023:4371-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
182638	Amazon Linux 2 : libtiff (ALAS-2023-2274)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
179893	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : LibTIFF vulnerabilities (USN-6290-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
179135	Debian DLA-3513-1 : tiff - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
178283	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM : LibTIFF vulnerabilities (USN-6229-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium

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