SB2022051046 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for libtiff
Published: May 10, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022051046
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-19131)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the invertImage() function in the tiffcrop component. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.