QID 670865

QID 670865: EulerOS Security Update for compat-libtiff3 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2214)

The libtiff3 package provides libtiff 3, an older version of libtiff library for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files. This version should be used only if you are unable to use the current version of libtiff. Security Fix(es): An integer overflow flaw was found in libtiff that exists in the tif_getimage.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code when a user opens a crafted TIFF file. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.(CVE-2020-35523)
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An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
    • Solution
    The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2021-2214 for updates and patch information
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 670865

    CVE-2020-35523 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    EulerOS-SA-2021-2214 EulerOS V2.0SP5 URL Logo developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2021-2214
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