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
2.66% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-COMPATLIBTIFF3DEBUGINFO-1704426
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed22 Nov 2016

Introduced: 22 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-9537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (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.

tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in buffers. Reported as MSVR 35093, MSVR 35096, and MSVR 35097.