SB2019041505 - Gentoo update for libTIFF
Published: April 15, 2019 Updated: April 18, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019041505
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18557)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to decoding of arbitrarily-sized JBIG into a buffer, ignoring the buffer size. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply specially crafted input, trigger a tif_jbig.c JBIGDecode out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.