DSA-5108: -1 tiff -- security update
Published Mar 24, 2022
·Updated
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the libtiff library and the included tools, which may result in denial of service if malformed image files are processed.
Affected Software
2 affected components
debian/tiff
debian/tiff
Event History
Mar 24, 2022
Advisory Published
12:00 AM
Child vulnerabilities
Contains the following vulnerabilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What kind of impact is described for these vulnerabilities?
Processing malformed image files may cause a denial of service in the libtiff library or its included tools.
2
What input would an attacker need to provide to trigger the issue?
An attacker would need a malformed TIFF image file to be processed by affected libtiff components or included tools.