ALAS-2023-1855

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-5321  

The DumpModeDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via a crafted tiff image. (CVE-2016-5321)

ALAS-2023-1855


Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-1855
Advisory Release Date: 2023-09-27 22:15 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-10-06 00:51 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

The DumpModeDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via a crafted tiff image. (CVE-2016-5321)


Affected Packages:

libtiff


Issue Correction:
Run yum update libtiff to update your system.

New Packages:
i686:
    libtiff-debuginfo-4.0.3-35.48.amzn1.i686
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.48.amzn1.i686
    libtiff-devel-4.0.3-35.48.amzn1.i686
    libtiff-static-4.0.3-35.48.amzn1.i686

src:
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.48.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    libtiff-devel-4.0.3-35.48.amzn1.x86_64
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.48.amzn1.x86_64
    libtiff-debuginfo-4.0.3-35.48.amzn1.x86_64
    libtiff-static-4.0.3-35.48.amzn1.x86_64