FKIE_CVE-2020-35523

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-03-09 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:13
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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 highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932040Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/c8d613ef497058fe653c467fc84c70a62a4a71b2Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/160Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/
secalert@redhat.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4869Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932040Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/c8d613ef497058fe653c467fc84c70a62a4a71b2Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/160Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4869Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libtiff libtiff *
debian debian_linux 9.0
debian debian_linux 10.0
netapp ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility -
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux 7.0
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0
To clipboard 

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "libtiff",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "libtiff 4.2.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "EAB546DE-E71F-4091-A51C-E7E65587F25D",
              "versionEndExcluding": "4.2.0",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "DEECE5FC-CACF-4496-A3E7-164736409252",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "07B237A9-69A3-4A9C-9DA0-4E06BD37AE73",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "E7CF3019-975D-40BB-A8A4-894E62BD3797",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "2F6AB192-9D7D-4A9A-8995-E53A9DE9EAFC",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "142AD0DD-4CF3-4D74-9442-459CE3347E3A",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "F4CFF558-3C47-480D-A2F0-BABF26042943",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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 highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Se encontr\u00f3 un fallo de desbordamiento de enteros en libtiff que existe en el archivo tif_getimage.c.\u0026#xa0;Este fallo permite a un atacante inyectar y ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario cuando un usuario abre un archivo TIFF dise\u00f1ado.\u0026#xa0;La mayor amenaza de esta vulnerabilidad es la confidencialidad, la integridad y la disponibilidad del sistema"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2020-35523",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:13:51.673",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2021-03-09T20:15:12.963",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932040"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/c8d613ef497058fe653c467fc84c70a62a4a71b2"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/160"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4869"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932040"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/c8d613ef497058fe653c467fc84c70a62a4a71b2"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/160"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4869"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-190"
        }
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.