Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5923-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5923-1 - It was discovered that LibTIFF could be
made to read out of bounds when processing certain malformed image files
with the tiffcrop tool. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
tiffcrop to crash, resulting in a denial of service. It was discovered
that LibTIFF could be made to write out of bounds when processing certain malformed image files with the tiffcrop tool. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause tiffcrop to crash, resulting in a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code.
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171259/USN-5923-1.txt
Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:04:11 GMT
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