CVE-2020-35522

libtiff: Memory allocation failure in tiff2rgba

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In LibTIFF, there is a memory malloc failure in tif_pixarlog.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to an abort, resulting in a remote denial of service attack.

En LibTIFF, se presenta un fallo de memoria malloc en el archivo tif_pixarlog.c. Un documento TIFF diseñado puede conllevar a un aborto, resultando en un ataque de denegación de servicio remota

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affects Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Chintan Shah discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory when handling certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
2021-03-09 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0009	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932037	2021-11-09

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35522	2021-11-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Libtiff Search vendor "Libtiff"		Libtiff Search vendor "Libtiff" for product "Libtiff"				< 4.2.0 Search vendor "Libtiff" for product "Libtiff" and version " < 4.2.0"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility"				-		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected