usn-5743-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-12-01 16:21
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
tiff vulnerability
Details
USN-5743-1 fixed a vulnerability in LibTIFF. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"4.0.9-4ubuntu1",
"4.0.9-5",
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"4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2",
"4.0.9-5ubuntu0.3",
"4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4",
"4.0.9-5ubuntu0.5",
"4.0.9-5ubuntu0.6",
"4.0.9-5ubuntu0.7",
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}
},
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"binaries": [
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"binary_name": "libtiff-opengl",
"binary_version": "4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7"
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"binary_version": "4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7"
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"4.1.0+git191117-1",
"4.1.0+git191117-2",
"4.1.0+git191117-2build1",
"4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1",
"4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.2",
"4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.3",
"4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.4",
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}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libtiff-opengl",
"binary_version": "4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "libtiff-tools",
"binary_version": "4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3"
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{
"binary_name": "libtiff5",
"binary_version": "4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3"
},
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"name": "tiff",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
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"introduced": "0"
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{
"fixed": "4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3"
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],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"4.3.0-1",
"4.3.0-2",
"4.3.0-3",
"4.3.0-3build1",
"4.3.0-4",
"4.3.0-5",
"4.3.0-6",
"4.3.0-6ubuntu0.1",
"4.3.0-6ubuntu0.2"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "USN-5743-1 fixed a vulnerability in LibTIFF. This update provides the\ncorresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,\nUbuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed\n images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially\n crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a\n denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.\n",
"id": "USN-5743-2",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:03Z",
"published": "2022-12-01T16:21:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5743-2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3970"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "tiff vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3970"
]
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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