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Out-of-Bounds Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions <0:4.0.3-25.27.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.1% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-LIBTIFFDEVEL-1700457
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed13 Apr 2016
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Introduced: 13 Apr 2016

CVE-2015-1547  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 libtiff-devel to version 0:4.0.3-25.27.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-733.

NVD Description

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

The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.