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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6290.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6290-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'tiff' package(s) announced via the USN-6290-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'tiff' package(s) announced via the USN-6290-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made to write out of bounds when
processing certain malformed image files with the tiffcrop utility. 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. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-48281)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-2731)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files
with the tiffcp utility. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
tiffcp to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-2908)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain file paths. If
a user were tricked into specifying certain output paths, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-3316)

It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made to write out of bounds when
processing certain malformed image files. If a user were tricked into
opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2023-3618)

It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made to write out of bounds when
processing certain malformed image files. If a user were tricked into
opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and
Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-25433, CVE-2023-26966)

It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly managed memory when
processing certain malformed image files with the tiffcrop utility. 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. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04.
(CVE-2023-26965)

It was discovered that LibTIFF contained an arithmetic overflow. If a user
were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-38288, CVE-2023-38289)

Affected Software/OS:
'tiff' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-48281
Debian Security Information: DSA-5333 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-31
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/d1b6b9c1b3cae2d9e37754506c1ad8f4f7b646b5
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/488
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00037.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-25433
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/520
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/467
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-26965
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/472
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-26966
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/530
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/473
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-2731
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2731
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2207635
https://github.com/libsdl-org/libtiff/commit/9be22b639ea69e102d3847dca4c53ef025e9527b
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/548
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-2908
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-3316
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/515
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/468
https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/libtiff-nullderef-dos-xray-522144/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-3618
RHBZ#2215865
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215865
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3618
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-38288
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-38289
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