QID 198511

Date Published: 2021-09-28

QID 198511: Ubuntu Security Notification for LibTIFF Vulnerability (USN-5084-1)

Libtiff incorrectly handled certain malformed images.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

if a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges..

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu advisory: USN-5084-1 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-5084-1 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5084-1