CVE-2020-35521
published 2021-03-09CVE-2020-35521: 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.
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.23%
65.1th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | tiff | < tiff 4.1.0+git201212-1 (bookworm) | tiff 4.1.0+git201212-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| libtiff | libtiff | < 4.2.0 | 4.2.0 |
| libtiff | libtiff | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_libtiff_4.1.0-3_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cm1_libtiff_4.1.0-2_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Microsoft
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.
vendor_msrc·2021-03-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-35521 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 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.
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.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
redhat: r
Red Hat
libtiff: Memory allocation failure in tiff2rgba
vendor_redhat·2020-12-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-35521 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 libtiff: Memory allocation failure in tiff2rgba
libtiff: Memory allocation failure in tiff2rgba
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.
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.
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: compat-libtiff3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Affected
Package: compat-libtiff3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Will not fix
Package: mingw-libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Will not fix
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2020-35521: tiff - A flaw was found in libtiff. Due to a memory allocation failure in tif_read.c, a...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-35521 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-35521: tiff - A flaw was found in libtiff. Due to a memory allocation failure in tif_read.c, a...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.1.0+git201212-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.1.0+git201212-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.1.0+git201212-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.1.0+git201212-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.1.0+git201212-1)
GHSA
GHSA-9g68-wfgw-rc4f: A flaw was found in libtiff
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-35521 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-9g68-wfgw-rc4f: A flaw was found in libtiff
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.
OSV
CVE-2020-35521: A flaw was found in libtiff
osv·2021-03-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-35521 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-35521: A flaw was found in libtiff
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932034https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932034https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/
2021-03-09
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