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CVE-2014-9330: Libtiff integer overflow in bmp2tiff


From: Project Zero Labs <labs () projectzero gr>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 18:11:27 +0200

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Background
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Libtiff provides support for the Tag Image File Format (TIFF), a widely used format for storing image data.

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Software Version
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All tests were performed using libtiff 4.0.3

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Description
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Fuzzing bmp2tiff, using the afl-fuzzer, revealed an integer overflow issue related to the dimensions of the input BMP image. The issue resulted in an out-of-bounds memory read which causes the application to crash. Details can be found at http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2494.

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Timeline
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2014-12-09 Discovery reported to libtiff bug tracker
2014-12-21 Issue was fixed
2014-12-22 Public Disclosure

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Credits
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Reported by Paris Zoumpouloglou of Project Zero labs

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