Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2777-1 tiff -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
03 Oct 2021
Affected Packages:
tiff
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-19131, CVE-2020-19144.
More information:

Two security issues were found in TIFF, a widely used format for storing image data, as follows:

  • CVE-2020-19131

    Buffer Overflow in LibTiff allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the "invertImage()" function in the component tiffcrop.

  • CVE-2020-19144

    Buffer Overflow in LibTiff allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the in _TIFFmemcpy funtion in the component tif_unix.c.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 4.0.8-2+deb9u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your tiff packages.

For the detailed security status of tiff please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/tiff

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS