NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting tiff package, versions <4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-TIFF-5752212
  • published4 Jul 2023
  • disclosed30 Jun 2023

Introduced: 30 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-2908  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How 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 issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

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