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High
CVE-2020-35524
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in...
Vulnerability Description
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://gitlab.com/rzkn/libtiff/-/commit/7be2e452ddcf6d7abca88f41d3761e6edab72b22
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/159
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932044
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4869
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
libtiff
Vulnerable Versions:
libtiff 4.2.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 9th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H