CVE-2020-35523
An integer overflow flaw was found in libtiff that exists in the tif_getimage.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code when a user opens a crafted TIFF file. The
02 Description
An integer overflow flaw was found in libtiff that exists in the tif_getimage.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code when a user opens a crafted TIFF file. The
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.92% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 79.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-03-09 19:17Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 17:02Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-12-17
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 79438697200226ead53cd66a94b5119dcdab087633afa62244ae05fddb5cf713
05 Affected products
06 References
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/c8d613ef497058fe653c467fc84c70a62a4a71b2
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/160
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932040
- www.debian.orgDSA-4869https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4869
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-1bf4f2f13ahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202104-06https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20210627 [SECURITY] [DLA 2694-1] tiff security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- libtiff Fixed in 4.0.9-20.el8
- libtiff-devel Fixed in 4.0.9-20.el8
- libtiff-tools Fixed in 4.0.9-20.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- libtiff Fixed in 4.0.9-20.el8
- libtiff-devel Fixed in 4.0.9-20.el8
- libtiff-tools Fixed in 4.0.9-20.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- tiff Fixed in 4.1.0+git201212-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- tiff Fixed in 4.1.0+git201212-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- tiff Fixed in 4.1.0+git201212-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- tiff Fixed in 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.