Summary
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory when
performing certain cropping operations, leading to a heap buffer
overflow. An attacker could use this issue to cause a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Fixed packages 6
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | tiff | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.13 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | tiff | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.9 |
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | tiff | 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | tiff | 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm13 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | tiff | 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm16 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | tiff | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm6 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.5
Heap-buffer-overflow in extractimagesection()
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was found in LibTIFF, in extractImageSection() at tools/tiffcrop.c:7916 and tools/tiffcrop.c:7801. This flaw allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted tiff file.
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3164