Bug 1932040 (CVE-2020-35523)

Summary: CVE-2020-35523 libtiff: Integer overflow in tif_getimage.c
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Priority: medium    
Version: unspecifiedCC: erik-fedora, kaycoth, mike, nforro, phracek, rh-spice-bugs, vmugicag
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Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: libtiff 4.2.0 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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An integer overflow flaw was found in libtiff that exists in the tif_getimage.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code when a user opens a crafted TIFF file. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
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Last Closed: 2021-11-09 18:22:39 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 1932042, 1932043, 1934518, 1934519, 1945541, 1945542    
Bug Blocks: 1932047, 1932054    

Description Pedro Sampaio 2021-02-23 19:47:12 UTC
In libtiff 4.1.0, an integer overflow vulnerability exists in tif_getimage.c file. By enticing a user to open a craft TIFF file, an attacker may leverage the vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary code.

References:

https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/c8d613ef497058fe653c467fc84c70a62a4a71b2
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/160

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2021-02-23 19:48:05 UTC
Created libtiff tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1932043]


Created mingw-libtiff tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1932042]

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2021-11-09 17:53:32 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2021:4241 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4241

Comment 6 Product Security DevOps Team 2021-11-09 18:22:37 UTC
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-35523