vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-3632: Security patch for libtiff (ALAS-2016-733)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 17, 2016 | Aug 22, 2016 | Feb 2, 2018 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 17, 2016
Added
Aug 22, 2016
Modified
Feb 2, 2018
Description
The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-libtiff
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