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Red Hat: CVE-2018-15209: libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2018-15209: libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/08/2018
Created
09/14/2024
Added
09/13/2024
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2pdf.

Solution(s)

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

References

  • CVE-2018-15209
  • RHSA-2024:5079

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