Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions <0:4.0.9-32.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-LIBTIFFDEVEL-1938331
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Aug 2018

Introduced: 7 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-15209  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 libtiff-devel to version 0:4.0.9-32.el8_10 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2pdf.