Memory Leak Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm14


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TIFF-5775501
  • published14 Jul 2023
  • disclosed4 Oct 2023

Introduced: 14 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-3576  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tiff to version 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm14 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.

A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs when tiffcrop operates on a TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes this memory leak issue, resulting an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

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