Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff package, versions <0:4.0.3-27.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    2.23% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBTIFF-2076239
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 24 Sep 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 libtiff to version 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 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.

tools/tiff2pdf.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in heap allocated buffers in t2p_process_jpeg_strip(). Reported as MSVR 35098, aka "t2p_process_jpeg_strip heap-buffer-overflow."