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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm8

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (20th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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SUSE
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-TIFF-5725766
  • published 20 Jun 2023
  • disclosed 19 Jun 2023
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Introduced: 19 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-3316 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 tiff to version 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tiff package and not the tiff package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.