CVE-2008-2327

libtiff < 3.8.2 - Buffer Underflow in LZW Decoder

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (47)

Core 47
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265030-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:184
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496033/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2776
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31670
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31838
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234080
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31698
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0863.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31623
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/CVE-2008-2327
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020750
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3107
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31610
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30832
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/DTSA-160-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11489
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0848.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31668
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2143
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5514
Patch vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1632
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/DSA-1632-1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-639-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0847.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3276
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2438
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458674
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-07.xml

Scores

EPSS 0.0151
EPSS Percentile 81.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (15)
libtiff/libtiff 3.4
libtiff/libtiff 3.5.1
libtiff/libtiff 3.5.2
libtiff/libtiff 3.5.3
libtiff/libtiff 3.5.4
libtiff/libtiff 3.5.5
libtiff/libtiff 3.5.6
libtiff/libtiff 3.5.7
libtiff/libtiff 3.6.0
libtiff/libtiff 3.6.1
... and 5 more
Published Aug 27, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026