SB2017031531 - Out-of-bounds read in Fedoraproject Fedora
Published: March 15, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017031531
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5849)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
tiffttopnm in netpbm 10.47.63 does not properly use the libtiff TIFFRGBAImageGet function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and write) via a crafted tiff image file, related to transposing width and height values.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2654
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2655
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96011
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AF42A624FXVY3BYBHMAO6F2X7EJYHQE2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LDK3BDMKIQL2NQ3SJZXPBEN2LSOUSSEE/