Buffer Overflow Affecting tiff package, versions <4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.9
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2004-TIFF-5775783
- published 14 Jul 2023
- disclosed 12 Jul 2023
Introduced: 12 Jul 2023
CVE-2023-3618 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 flaw was found in libtiff. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to a segmentation fault due to a buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c, resulting in a denial of service.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2023-3618
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3618
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215865
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0012/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038
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