UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35523

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35523

    Published: 31 Dec 2020Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-35523

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-35523, https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/160, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4755-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5841-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35523

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tiff

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm6?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6

    Affected versions

    4.0.2-4ubuntu3
    4.0.3-5ubuntu1
    4.0.3-6
    4.0.3-6ubuntu1
    4.0.3-7
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.1
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.2
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.3
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.4
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.7
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.10
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm1
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm2
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm3
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm4
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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