Out-of-Bounds Affecting libtiff package, versions <0:4.0.3-25.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.66% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBTIFF-2067587
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed29 Dec 2014

Introduced: 29 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-9655  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 libtiff to version 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2 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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The (1) putcontig8bitYCbCr21tile function in tif_getimage.c or (2) NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff-cvs-1.tif and libtiff-cvs-2.tif.