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


medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 2.23% (90th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
7 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBTIFFDEVEL-2136963
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 8 Oct 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 libtiff-devel 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-devel package and not the libtiff-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

tools/tiffcp.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write on tiled images with odd tile width versus image width. Reported as MSVR 35103, aka "cpStripToTile heap-buffer-overflow."