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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-12900: Security patch for libtiff (ALAS-2019-1306)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-12900: Security patch for libtiff (ALAS-2019-1306)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/26/2018
Created
10/12/2019
Added
10/11/2019
Modified
10/11/2019

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cpSeparateBufToContigBuf function in tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-libtiff

Related Vulnerabilities

  • ALAS-2019-1306
  • USN-3906-1
  • USN-3906-2
  • CVE-2018-12900

References

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-libtiff

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