QID 355148

Date Published: 2023-05-29

QID 355148: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libtiff : ALAS2023-2023-067

There is a double free or corruption in rotateimage() at tiffcrop.c:8839 found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. (
( CVE-2022-2519) a flaw was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1.
There is a sysmalloc assertion fail in rotateimage() at tiffcrop.c:8621 that can cause program crash when reading a crafted input. (
( CVE-2022-2520) it was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in tiffclose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input. (
( CVE-2022-2521) libtiff's tiffcrop utility has a improper input validation flaw that can lead to out of bounds read and ultimately cause a crash if an attacker is able to supply a crafted file to tiffcrop. (
( CVE-2022-2868) libtiff 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in extractimagesection in tools/tiffcrop.c:6905, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file.
For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit 48d6ece8. (
( CVE-2022-2953)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2023-2023-067 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 355148

    CVE-2022-2521 | CVE-2022-2868 | CVE-2022-2519 | CVE-2022-2953 | CVE-2022-2520 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
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