Explain CVE-2012-1173
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'FEDORA-2012-5410', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078835.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://bugzilla.maptools.org/attachment.cgi?id=477&action=diff'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2012:0539', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14302713'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html'}, {'name': '48722', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/48722'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2012-5463', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077463.html'}, {'name': '81025', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/81025'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2012:0468', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0468.html'}, {'name': '48893', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/48893'}, {'name': '1026895', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026895'}, {'name': 'libtiff-gttileseparate-bo(74656)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74656'}, {'name': '48757', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/48757'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://home.gdal.org/private/zdi-can-1221/zdi-can-1221.txt'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2012-5406', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078403.html'}, {'name': '52891', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52891'}, {'name': 'GLSA-201209-02', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-2', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2012:054', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:054'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501'}, {'name': 'USN-1416-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1416-1'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2369'}, {'name': 'DSA-2447', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2447'}, {'name': '48735', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/48735'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100161772'}, {'name': '48684', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/48684'}, {'name': '50726', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/50726'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED