Improper Input Validation Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.3-12.3+deb8u3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.03% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-TIFF-406231
  • published 9 Apr 2017
  • disclosed 9 Apr 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 tiff to version 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u3 or higher.

NVD Description

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

LibTIFF 4.0.7 has a "shift exponent too large for 64-bit type long" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.