SB2020110602 - OpenSUSE Linux update for tiff 



SB2020110602 - OpenSUSE Linux update for tiff

Published: November 6, 2020 Updated: May 21, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2020110602
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14973)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the "_TIFFCheckMalloc" and "_TIFFCheckRealloc" functions in the "tif_aux.c" file. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file that contains crafted TIFF images, trigger integer overflow and crash the target application.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.