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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5743.2
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5743-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'tiff' package(s) announced via the USN-5743-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'tiff' package(s) announced via the USN-5743-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-5743-1 fixed a vulnerability in LibTIFF. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10.

Original advisory details:

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.

Affected Software/OS:
'tiff' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-3970
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=53137
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/227500897dfb07fb7d27f7aa570050e62617e3be
https://oss-fuzz.com/download?testcase_id=5738253143900160
https://vuldb.com/?id.213549
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00018.html
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