Out-of-Bounds Affecting tiff package, versions <4.1.0+git201212-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-TIFF-1079068
  • published25 Feb 2021
  • disclosed9 Mar 2021

Introduced: 25 Feb 2021

CVE-2020-35522  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable tiff to version 4.1.0+git201212-1 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

In LibTIFF, there is a memory malloc failure in tif_pixarlog.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to an abort, resulting in a remote denial of service attack.

CVSS Scores

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