SB20240611224 - Ubuntu update for tiff
Published: June 11, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240611224
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3164)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.