SB20250219754 - Amazon Linux AMI update for libtiff



SB20250219754 - Amazon Linux AMI update for libtiff

Published: February 19, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20250219754
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3316)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the TIFFClose() function. A remote attacker can pass specially TIFf file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.