CVE-2020-35524
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | tiff | Not affected (4.4.0-r4) |
| Stream | tiff | Not affected (4.5.1-r0) |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932044
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/159
- https://gitlab.com/rzkn/libtiff/-/commit/7be2e452ddcf6d7abca88f41d3761e6edab72b22
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4869