SB2023012372 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for libtiff 

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SB2023012372 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for libtiff

Published: January 23, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023012372
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 7
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 57% Low 43%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 7 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2056)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error when parsing TIFF files in tiffcrop. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the affected application.


2) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2057)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error when parsing TIFF files in tiffcrop. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the affected application.

3) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2058)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error when parsing TIFF files in tiffcrop. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the affected application.


4) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2519)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the rotateImage() function in tiffcrop.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application, trigger a double free and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

5) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2520)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion within the rotateImage() function in tiffcrop.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application, trigger assertion failure and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Release of invalid pointer or reference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2521)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an invalid pointer free operation within the TIFFClose() function in tif_close.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

7) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2953)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the extractImageSection() function in tools/tiffcrop.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted TIFF file to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References