Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions <0:4.0.3-35.48.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.96% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-LIBTIFFDEVEL-5929177
  • published4 Oct 2023
  • disclosed20 Jan 2017

Introduced: 20 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-5321  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 libtiff-devel to version 0:4.0.3-35.48.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1855.

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 DumpModeDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via a crafted tiff image.