Improper Input Validation Affecting compat-libtiff3-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.9.4-21.15.amzn1
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- published27 Sept 2021
- disclosed6 Dec 2016
Introduced: 6 Dec 2016
CVE-2015-8870 (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.
Integer overflow in tools/bmp2tiff.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read), or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory, via crafted width and length values in RLE4 or RLE8 data in a BMP file.