CVE-2009-2285

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer underflow in the LZWDecodeCompat function in libtiff 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2327.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 15.55% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00161.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35866 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00655.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1637 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/23/1 mailing list
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2065 exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7049 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39135 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/797-1/ vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10145 signature vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4105
http://secunia.com/advisories/35716 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00714.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/22/1 exploit mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35912 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35883 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2727 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35695 third party advisory
http://www.lan.st/showthread.php?t=1856&page=3 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/36194 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36831 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-03.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00142.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-267808-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1159.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241 third party advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/+bug/380149 exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00230.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1835 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/5 exploit mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2285?
CVE-2009-2285 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2285?
To fix CVE-2009-2285, 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-2009-2285 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2285 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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