CVE-2023-0795: Medium severity ibm cognos analytics vulnerability

Published Feb 12, 2023
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Updated

A flaw was found in tiffcrop, a program distributed by the libtiff package. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to an out-of-bounds read in the extractContigSamplesShifted16bits function in tools/tiffcrop.c, resulting in a Denial of Service and limited information disclosure.

Other sources

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in tiffcrop in tools/tiffcrop.c:3488, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit afaabc3e.

LibTIFF is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a segmentation fault when processing TIFF files in extractContigSamplesShifted8bits in tools/tiffcrop.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TIFF file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause a denial of service.

IBM

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/libtiff<0:4.4.0-8.el9_2
0:4.4.0-8.el9_2
debian/tiff<=4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u4
4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u84.2.0-1+deb11u44.5.0-64.5.1+git230720-1
IBM Cognos Analytics<=12.0.0-12.0.3
IBM Cognos Analytics<=11.2.0-11.2.4 FP4
LibTIFF libtiff<=4.4.0

Event History

Feb 12, 2023
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Feb 13, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 15, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:32 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 19, 2023
Data Sourced
03:39 PM
SeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-0795?

CVE-2023-0795 is a vulnerability in LibTIFF 4.4.0 that allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file.

2

How does CVE-2023-0795 affect LibTIFF?

CVE-2023-0795 affects LibTIFF 4.4.0, specifically the tiffcrop tool in tools/tiffcrop.c:3488.

3

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-0795?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2023-0795 by using a crafted tiff file to trigger an out-of-bounds read in the tiffcrop tool.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-0795 in LibTIFF?

If you compile libtiff from sources, the fix for CVE-2023-0795 is available with commit afaabc3e.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-0795?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-0795 at the following references: [link1](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-0795) [link2](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-0796) [link3](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-0797)

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