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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
13.61% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TIFF-405169
  • published26 Jun 2018
  • disclosed26 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 26 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-12900  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tiff to version 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cpSeparateBufToContigBuf function in tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8 and 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.