1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6644-1

USN-6644-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

Publication date

19 February 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.

Releases

Packages

  • tiff - Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library

Details

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52356)

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-2023-6228)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6277)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52356)

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-2023-6228)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6277)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
23.10 mantic libtiff-tools –  4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.1
libtiff6 –  4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.1
20.04 focal libtiff-tools –  4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.12
libtiff5 –  4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.12
18.04 bionic libtiff-tools –  4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm5  
libtiff5 –  4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm5  
16.04 xenial libtiff-tools –  4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm15  
libtiff5 –  4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm15  
14.04 trusty libtiff-tools –  4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm12  
libtiff5 –  4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm12  

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