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CVE-2020-35521: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

March 9, 2021 (updated May 21, 2021)

A flaw was found in libtiff. Due to a memory allocation failure in tif_read.c, a crafted TIFF file can lead to an abort, resulting in denial of service.

References

  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932034
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35521

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.2.0

Fixed versions

  • 4.2.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.2.0 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Source file

conan/libtiff/CVE-2020-35521.yml

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