Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions <0:3.9.4-10.el6_5


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 3.49% (92nd percentile)
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NVD
6.3 medium
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Red Hat
5.6 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBTIFFDEVEL-2095550
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 14 Aug 2013

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 libtiff-devel to version 0:3.9.4-10.el6_5 or higher.

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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the readgifimage function in the gif2tiff tool in libtiff 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted height and width values in a GIF image.