Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.54% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBTIFF-1983372
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 18 Jan 2017

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 libtiff.

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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in tif_lzw.c resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted bmp image to tools/bmp2tiff.