Memory Leak Affecting libtiff package, versions <0:4.4.0-10.el9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-LIBTIFF-6060627
  • published15 Nov 2023
  • disclosed7 Nov 2023

Introduced: 7 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-3576  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 libtiff to version 0:4.4.0-10.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:6575.

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.

A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs when tiffcrop operates on a TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes this memory leak issue, resulting an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1