CVE-2012-1173
LibTIFF TIFF Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 4, 2012, 8:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugzilla.maptools.org/attachment.cgi?id=477&action=diff Added Reference http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2369 Added Reference http://home.gdal.org/private/zdi-can-1221/zdi-can-1221.txt Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077463.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078403.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078835.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0468.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48684 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48722 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48735 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48757 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48893 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/50726 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501 Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 Added Reference http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1416-1 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2447 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:054 Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/81025 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52891 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026895 Added Reference https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100161772 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74656 Added Reference https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14302713 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2012-1173 libtiff: Heap-buffer overflow due to TileSize calculation when parsing tiff files 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. Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0468 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1173 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803078 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. CVE-2012-1173 libtiff: Heap-buffer overflow due to TileSize calculation when parsing tiff files Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803078 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1173 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0468 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:054 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74656 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74656 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 05, 2012
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-1173 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-1173
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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12.93 }} 3.71%
score
0.95485
percentile