Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libtiff-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBTIFFDEBUGINFO-2805211
  • published28 Apr 2022
  • 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 Amazon-Linux:2 libtiff-debuginfo to version 0:4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1780.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff-debuginfo package and not the libtiff-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1