Amazon Linux AMI update for libtiff



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-26965
CWE-ID CWE-122
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

libtiff
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU78286

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26965

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the loadImage() function in tools/tiffcrop.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted TIFF file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    libtiff-tools-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.aarch64
    libtiff-debugsource-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.aarch64
    libtiff-debuginfo-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.aarch64
    libtiff-static-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.aarch64
    libtiff-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.aarch64
    libtiff-tools-debuginfo-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.aarch64
    libtiff-devel-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.aarch64

src:
    libtiff-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.src

x86_64:
    libtiff-debugsource-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.x86_64
    libtiff-static-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.x86_64
    libtiff-tools-debuginfo-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.x86_64
    libtiff-debuginfo-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.x86_64
    libtiff-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.x86_64
    libtiff-tools-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.x86_64
    libtiff-devel-4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.8.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

libtiff: before 4.4.0-4

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-271.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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