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Numeric Errors Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.27% (68th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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SUSE
8.8 high
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Red Hat
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-TIFF-3114379
  • published 15 Nov 2022
  • disclosed 13 Nov 2022
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Introduced: 13 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-3970 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-189 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 tiff to version 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function TIFFReadRGBATileExt of the file libtiff/tif_getimage.c. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 227500897dfb07fb7d27f7aa570050e62617e3be. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-213549 was assigned to this vulnerability.