Improper Input Validation Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3
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- published9 Apr 2017
- disclosed9 Apr 2017
Introduced: 9 Apr 2017
CVE-2017-7597 (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.
tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an "outside the range of representable values of type float" 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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7597
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7597
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/01/libtiff-multiple-ubsan-crashes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97504
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/