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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-35523): LibTIFF vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-35523): LibTIFF vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/25/2021
Created
03/02/2021
Added
02/26/2021
Modified
05/01/2023

Description

An integer overflow flaw was found in libtiff that exists in the tif_getimage.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code when a user opens a crafted TIFF file. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libtiff-tools
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libtiff5

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