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RHEL 8 : libtiff (RHSA-2021:4241)
high Nessus Plugin ID 155112
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for libtiff.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:4241 advisory.- libtiff: Memory allocation failure in tiff2rgba (CVE-2020-35521, CVE-2020-35522)
- libtiff: Integer overflow in tif_getimage.c (CVE-2020-35523)
- libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in TIFF2PDF tool (CVE-2020-35524)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL libtiff package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:4241.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?37ecedbc
http://www.nessus.org/u?7240878e
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4241
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932034
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932037
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 155112
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-4241.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/11/2021
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-35524
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff-tools
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-35521, CVE-2020-35522, CVE-2020-35523, CVE-2020-35524