Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff-tools package, versions <0:4.0.3-27.el7_3
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed4 Nov 2016
Introduced: 4 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-9535 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 libtiff-tools to version 0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0225.
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 RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
tif_predict.h and tif_predict.c in libtiff 4.0.6 have assertions that can lead to assertion failures in debug mode, or buffer overflows in release mode, when dealing with unusual tile size like YCbCr with subsampling. Reported as MSVR 35105, aka "Predictor heap-buffer-overflow."
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94744
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/3ca657a8793dd011bf869695d72ad31c779c3cc1
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/6a984bf7905c6621281588431f384e79d11a2e33
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9535
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0225