Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting tiff package, versions <4.2.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE315-TIFF-1929030
  • published17 Mar 2021
  • disclosed9 Mar 2021

Introduced: 9 Mar 2021

CVE-2020-35523  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 tiff to version 4.2.0-r0 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.

An integer overflow flaw was found in libtiff that exists in the tif_getimage.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code when a user opens a crafted TIFF file. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

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