Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libtiff-tools package, versions <0:4.0.9-31.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-LIBTIFFTOOLS-7169081
  • published30 May 2024
  • disclosed9 May 2023

Introduced: 9 May 2023

CVE-2022-4645  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 libtiff-tools to version 0:4.0.9-31.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:3059.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff-tools package and not the libtiff-tools package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in tiffcp in tools/tiffcp.c:948, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit e8131125.

CVSS Scores

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