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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-9535: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2017:0225)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-9535: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2017:0225)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/22/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/01/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

tif_predict.h and tif_predict.c in libtiff 4.0.6 have assertions that can lead to assertion failures in debug mode, or buffer overflows in release mode, when dealing with unusual tile size like YCbCr with subsampling. Reported as MSVR 35105, aka "Predictor heap-buffer-overflow."

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-libtiff
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-devel
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-static
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-tools

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