CVE-2020-35524
published 2021-03-09CVE-2020-35524: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to…
PriorityP341high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.85%
76.5th percentile
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
LibTIFF vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-02-02·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-14973 [MEDIUM] LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Title: LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application,
leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with
user privileges. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
(CVE-2019-14973, CVE-2019-17546, CVE-2020-35523, CVE-2020-35524,
CVE-2022-3970)
It was discovered that LibTIFF was incorrectly acessing a data structure
when processing data with the tiffcrop tool, which could lead to a heap
buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-48281)
Instructi
Microsoft
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat
vendor_msrc·2021-03-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-35524 [HIGH] CWE-787 A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality integrity as well as system availability.
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
Ubuntu
LibTIFF vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2021-02-25
CVE-2020-35524 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Title: LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in TIFF2PDF tool
vendor_redhat·2020-12-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-35524 [HIGH] CWE-787 libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in TIFF2PDF tool
libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in TIFF2PDF tool
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
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
Debian
CVE-2020-35524: tiff - A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF i...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-35524 [HIGH] CVE-2020-35524: tiff - A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF i...
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
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)
OSV
tiff vulnerabilities
osv·2023-02-02·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-14973 [MEDIUM] tiff vulnerabilities
tiff vulnerabilities
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application,
leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with
user privileges. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
(CVE-2019-14973, CVE-2019-17546, CVE-2020-35523, CVE-2020-35524,
CVE-2022-3970)
It was discovered that LibTIFF was incorrectly acessing a data structure
when processing data with the tiffcrop tool, which could lead to a heap
buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-48281)
GHSA
GHSA-7xc8-4h5p-pc25: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-35524 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-7xc8-4h5p-pc25: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
OSV
CVE-2020-35524: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool
osv·2021-03-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-35524 [HIGH] CVE-2020-35524: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932044https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/159https://gitlab.com/rzkn/libtiff/-/commit/7be2e452ddcf6d7abca88f41d3761e6edab72b22https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.htmlhttps://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://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4869https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932044https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/159https://gitlab.com/rzkn/libtiff/-/commit/7be2e452ddcf6d7abca88f41d3761e6edab72b22https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.htmlhttps://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://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4869
2021-03-09
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