CVE-2011-0192 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published 3 Mar 2011 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted TIFF file exploiting a buffer overflow in LibTIFF.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2011-0192?

CVE-2011-0192 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Itunes, published on 3 Mar 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer overflow in Fax4Decode in LibTIFF 3.9.4 and possibly other versions, as used in ImageIO in Apple iTunes before 10.2 on Windows and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF Internet Fax image file that has been compressed using CCITT Group 4 encoding, related to the EXPAND2D macro in libtiff/tif_fax3.h. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0192?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (31)

`libtiff` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:3.6.1-17.el4`
`libtiff` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:3.8.2-7.el5_6.6`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:3.8.2-7.el5_6.6`
`libtiff-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:3.8.2-7.el5_6.6`
`libtiff` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-static` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-static` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-static` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`
`libtiff-static` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:3.9.4-1.el6_0.1`

Products include Apple Itunes.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0192?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-0192 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0192 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0192, GHSA-8jmv-mmc9-gx7j, RHSA-2011:0318.