Improper Input Validation Affecting libtiff-static package, versions <0:4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBTIFFSTATIC-6016327
  • published20 Oct 2023
  • disclosed17 Aug 2022

Introduced: 17 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-2868  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libtiff-static to version 0:4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1872.

NVD Description

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

libtiff's tiffcrop utility has a improper input validation flaw that can lead to out of bounds read and ultimately cause a crash if an attacker is able to supply a crafted file to tiffcrop.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1