CVE-2020-35522
Publication date 9 March 2021
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
In LibTIFF, there is a memory malloc failure in tif_pixarlog.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to an abort, resulting in a remote denial of service attack.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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tiff | 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.3
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.5
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm1
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm1
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mdeslaur
this issue simply causes the tiff2rgba tool to abort on a malformed image, and has very little security impact.
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5421-1
- LibTIFF vulnerabilities
- 16 May 2022