CVE-2008-2327

Description

Multiple buffer underflows in the (1) LZWDecode, (2) LZWDecodeCompat, and (3) LZWDecodeVector functions in tif_lzw.c in the LZW decoder in LibTIFF 3.8.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF file, related to improper handling of the CODE_CLEAR code.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.92% Top 20%
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References

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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265030-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31670 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:184 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496033/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31838 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234080
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31698 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00121.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2776 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0863.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31623 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/CVE-2008-2327
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020750 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3107 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31610 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30832 vdb entry
http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/DTSA-160-1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11489 vdb entry signature
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0848.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31668 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2143 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5514 vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1632 patch vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/DSA-1632-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-639-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0847.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3276
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2438 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458674
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-07.xml vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00102.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2327?
CVE-2008-2327 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2327?
To fix CVE-2008-2327, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2327 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2327 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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