LibTIFF fax2ps tiff2pdf.c t2p_read_tiff_init null pointer dereference
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function t2p_read_tiff_init of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c of the component fax2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The patch is named 2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
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
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- arthurx (VulDB User)
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.318355
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.318355
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.624562
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/649
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/667
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4
- http://www.libtiff.org/
