Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libtiff-debugsource package, versions <0:4.0.9-20.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-LIBTIFFDEBUGSOURCE-3282738
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed9 Mar 2021

Introduced: 9 Mar 2021

CVE-2020-35523  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 libtiff-debugsource to version 0:4.0.9-20.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:4241.

NVD Description

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

An integer overflow flaw was found in libtiff that exists in the tif_getimage.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code when a user opens a crafted TIFF file. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

CVSS Scores

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