Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions <0:4.0.3-35.42.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-LIBTIFFDEVEL-3157923
  • published6 Dec 2022
  • disclosed13 Nov 2022

Introduced: 13 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-3970  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-680  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 libtiff-devel to version 0:4.0.3-35.42.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1644.

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.

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function TIFFReadRGBATileExt of the file libtiff/tif_getimage.c. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 227500897dfb07fb7d27f7aa570050e62617e3be. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-213549 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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