Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions *


medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 5.93% (94th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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SUSE
8.1 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-LIBTIFFDEVEL-1368464
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 29 Nov 2017

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 libtiff-devel.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

tools/pal2rgb.c in pal2rgb in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TIFFSetupStrips heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.