Improper Input Validation Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.69% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TIFF-405517
  • published9 Apr 2017
  • disclosed9 Apr 2017

Introduced: 9 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-7592  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tiff to version 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3 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.

The putagreytile function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 has a left-shift undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.