Ubuntu update for tiff

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU79330

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3164

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the extractImageSection() function in tools/tiffcrop.c. A local attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted data, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package tiff to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 24.04

libtiff5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

libtiff6 (Ubuntu package): before 4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.2

libtiff-tools (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:14.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:22.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:23.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:24.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libtiff5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libtiff6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libtiff-tools_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6827-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.