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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-3576: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2023:6575)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-3576: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2023:6575)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/04/2023
Created
11/09/2023
Added
11/08/2023
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs when tiffcrop operates on a TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes this memory leak issue, resulting an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

Solution(s)

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

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