Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff package, versions <0:3.9.4-21.el6_8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.68% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-LIBTIFF-2137624
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Sept 2016

Introduced: 24 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-9534  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (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_write.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an issue in the error code path of TIFFFlushData1() that didn't reset the tif_rawcc and tif_rawcp members. Reported as MSVR 35095, aka "TIFFFlushData1 heap-buffer-overflow."