27724 : LibTIFF JPEG Decoder Encoded JPEG Stream Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-08-02

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2006-3460" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Heap-based buffer overflow in the JPEG decoder in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an encoded JPEG stream that is longer than the scan line size (TiffScanLineSize).

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity

Solution

It has been reported that this issue has been fixed. Upgrade to version 3.9.0beta, or higher, to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-08-04 | Disagree?

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