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CVE-2020-35523
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…
High7.8EPSS 1.9%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
libtiff
- affected libtiff 4.2.0
References (8)
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/c8d613ef497058fe653c467fc84c70a62a4a71b2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/160 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932040 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-4869 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-1bf4f2f13a (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- GLSA-202104-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210627 [SECURITY] [DLA 2694-1] tiff security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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