Improper Input Validation Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.7-r2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.73% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE315-TIFF-1928871
  • published9 Apr 2017
  • disclosed9 Apr 2017

Introduced: 9 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-7601  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 tiff to version 4.0.7-r2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tiff package and not the tiff package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibTIFF 4.0.7 has a "shift exponent too large for 64-bit type long" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.