Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff-tools package, versions <0:4.0.9-23.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-LIBTIFFTOOLS-2426770
  • published16 Mar 2022
  • disclosed22 Feb 2022

Introduced: 22 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-0891  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 libtiff-tools to version 0:4.0.9-23.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff-tools package and not the libtiff-tools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap buffer overflow in ExtractImageSection function in tiffcrop.c in libtiff library Version 4.3.0 allows attacker to trigger unsafe or out of bounds memory access via crafted TIFF image file which could result into application crash, potential information disclosure or any other context-dependent impact

CVSS Scores

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