LibTIFF is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to cause a denial-of-service condition. Due to the nature of this issue, code execution may be possible but this has not been confirmed.
LibTIFF 4.0.9 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Information
Exploit
The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.
References:
- Bug 2750 - There is a heap buffer overflow in the pal2rgb tool of the tiff libr (maptools.org)
- LibTIFF Homepage (LibTIFF)