Out-of-bounds Write Affecting tiff package, versions <4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2004-TIFF-3319520
  • published 14 Feb 2023
  • disclosed 13 Feb 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 tiff to version 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.8 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in tiffcrop in tools/tiffcrop.c:3502, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit 33aee127.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
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SUSE

3.3 low
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Red Hat

6.1 medium