Out-of-bounds Read Affecting tiff package, versions <4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2004-TIFF-5417127
- published 10 Apr 2023
- disclosed 10 Apr 2023
Introduced: 10 Apr 2023
CVE-2023-1916 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 tiff to version 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10 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.
A flaw was found in tiffcrop, a program distributed by the libtiff package. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to an out-of-bounds read in the extractImageSection function in tools/tiffcrop.c, resulting in a denial of service and limited information disclosure. This issue affects libtiff versions 4.x.