OSV-2020-1167 Heap-buffer-overflow in tiffReadCallback

Not scored Published

A heap-buffer-overflow in the TIFF image library allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted images.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Not stated
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is OSV-2020-1167?

OSV-2020-1167 is a memory corruption vulnerability in leptonica, published on 22 Jul 2020.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=14773

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ {*}
Crash state:
tiffReadCallback
OJPEGReadHeaderInfoSecTablesQTable
OJPEGReadHeaderInfoSec

Which versions are affected by OSV-2020-1167?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including leptonica.

PackageAffectedFixed in
leptonica OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2020-1167?

No fix has been published for OSV-2020-1167 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is OSV-2020-1167 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2020-1167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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