NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting tiff package, versions <4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.9
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (22nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2004-TIFF-5725762
- published 20 Jun 2023
- disclosed 19 Jun 2023
Introduced: 19 Jun 2023
CVE-2023-3316 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 tiff to version 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.9 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2023-3316
- https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/libtiff-nullderef-dos-xray-522144/
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/515
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/468
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
CVSS Scores
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