SB2017042523 - Input validation error in tiff (Alpine package)



SB2017042523 - Input validation error in tiff (Alpine package)

Published: April 25, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017042523
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7594)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The OJPEGReadHeaderInfoSecTablesDcTable function in tif_ojpeg.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted image.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.