CVE-2020-35524

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a libtiff
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/rzkn/libtiff/-/commit/7be2e452ddcf6d7abca88f41d3761e6edab72b22 third party advisory patch
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/159 third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932044 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4869 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35524?
CVE-2020-35524 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-35524?
To fix CVE-2020-35524, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-35524 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-35524 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-35524?
CVE-2020-35524 affects n/a libtiff.
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