Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff package, versions <0:3.9.4-21.el6_8
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-LIBTIFF-2137102
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed4 Nov 2016
Introduced: 4 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-9535 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 libtiff to version 0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff package and not the libtiff package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
tif_predict.h and tif_predict.c in libtiff 4.0.6 have assertions that can lead to assertion failures in debug mode, or buffer overflows in release mode, when dealing with unusual tile size like YCbCr with subsampling. Reported as MSVR 35105, aka "Predictor heap-buffer-overflow."
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94744
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/3ca657a8793dd011bf869695d72ad31c779c3cc1
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/6a984bf7905c6621281588431f384e79d11a2e33
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9535
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0225