medium
6.8
CWE
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CVE-2011-1167: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Mar 14 2011(Updated: )

A flaw was reported in libtiff's thunder decoder. The thunder decoder assumes 4bits per pixel, but if a file has bitpersample set to a smaller value, or defaulted (1) then the allocated strip buffer will be too small, and a heap-based buffer overlow may occur. This could be used to crash an application linked to libtiff, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the application opening a malicious TIFF file.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
tiff<=3.9.4
tiff=3.4
tiff=3.4-beta18
tiff=3.4-beta24
tiff=3.4-beta28
tiff=3.4-beta29
tiff=3.4-beta31
tiff=3.4-beta32
tiff=3.4-beta34
tiff=3.4-beta35
tiff=3.4-beta36
tiff=3.4-beta37
tiff=3.5.1
tiff=3.5.2
tiff=3.5.3
tiff=3.5.4
tiff=3.5.5
tiff=3.5.6
tiff=3.5.6-beta
tiff=3.5.7
tiff=3.5.7-alpha
tiff=3.5.7-alpha2
tiff=3.5.7-alpha3
tiff=3.5.7-alpha4
tiff=3.5.7-beta
tiff=3.6.0
tiff=3.6.0-beta
tiff=3.6.0-beta2
tiff=3.6.1
tiff=3.7.0
tiff=3.7.0-alpha
tiff=3.7.0-beta
tiff=3.7.0-beta2
tiff=3.7.1
tiff=3.7.2
tiff=3.7.3
tiff=3.7.4
tiff=3.8.0
tiff=3.8.1
tiff=3.8.2
tiff=3.9
tiff=3.9.0
tiff=3.9.0-beta
tiff=3.9.1
tiff=3.9.2
tiff=3.9.2-5.2.1
tiff=3.9.3

Remedy

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2300

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684939

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-1167?

    CVE-2011-1167 has a high severity rating due to the potential for a heap-based buffer overflow.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-1167?

    To fix CVE-2011-1167, update libtiff to a version later than 3.9.4 or apply the relevant patches provided by the maintainers.

  • Which versions of libtiff are affected by CVE-2011-1167?

    CVE-2011-1167 affects libtiff versions up to and including 3.9.4 and specific 3.4 beta versions.

  • What potential impact does CVE-2011-1167 have on affected systems?

    CVE-2011-1167 can be exploited to cause a denial of service by crashing the application using the vulnerable libtiff.

  • Is CVE-2011-1167 a widely known vulnerability?

    CVE-2011-1167 is recognized within the cybersecurity community and has been documented in various security advisories.

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