Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libtiff package, versions <0:4.4.0-8.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-LIBTIFF-5738600
  • published26 Jun 2023
  • disclosed21 Jun 2023

Introduced: 21 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-0798  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 libtiff to version 0:4.4.0-8.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:3711.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff package and not the libtiff package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in tiffcrop in tools/tiffcrop.c:3400, 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 afaabc3e.

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