Out-of-Bounds Affecting compat-libtiff3-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.9.4-21.15.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.77% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-COMPATLIBTIFF3DEBUGINFO-1704410
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed6 Jan 2017

Introduced: 6 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-5652  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 compat-libtiff3-debuginfo to version 0:3.9.4-21.15.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-802.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream compat-libtiff3-debuginfo package and not the compat-libtiff3-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF's TIFF2PDF tool. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow resulting in remote code execution. Vulnerability can be triggered via a saved TIFF file delivered by other means.