Out-of-bounds Write Affecting compat-libtiff3 package, versions <0:3.9.4-12.amzn2.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-COMPATLIBTIFF3-5912425
  • published21 Sept 2023
  • disclosed13 Feb 2023

Introduced: 13 Feb 2023

CVE-2023-0804  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 compat-libtiff3 to version 0:3.9.4-12.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2235.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream compat-libtiff3 package and not the compat-libtiff3 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in tiffcrop in tools/tiffcrop.c:3609, 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 33aee127.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1