Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libtiff-static package, versions <0:4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.19


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBTIFFSTATIC-6016386
  • published20 Oct 2023
  • disclosed2 Nov 2023

Introduced: 20 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-3164  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libtiff-static to version 0:4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.19 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2300.

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.

A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was found in LibTIFF, in extractImageSection() at tools/tiffcrop.c:7916 and tools/tiffcrop.c:7801. This flaw allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted tiff file.

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