Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libtiff5 package, versions <4.0.9-45.5.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.59% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-LIBTIFF5-10115470
  • published11 May 2025
  • disclosed17 Feb 2022

Introduced: 17 Feb 2022

CVE-2020-19131  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 libtiff5 to version 4.0.9-45.5.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff5 package and not the libtiff5 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer Overflow in LibTiff v4.0.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the "invertImage()" function in the component "tiffcrop".

CVSS Base Scores

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