UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35524

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-35524
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35524.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35524
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2020-12-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:32Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool. A specially crafted TIFF file can lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.2-4ubuntu3
4.0.3-5ubuntu1
4.0.3-6
4.0.3-6ubuntu1
4.0.3-7
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.1
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.2
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.3
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.4
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.7
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.10
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm1
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm2
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm3
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm4
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff4-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-alt-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6",
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.3-12.3ubuntu2
4.0.5-1
4.0.6-1
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.2
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.5
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8",
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.8-5
4.0.8-6
4.0.9-1
4.0.9-2
4.0.9-3
4.0.9-4
4.0.9-4ubuntu1
4.0.9-5
4.0.9-5ubuntu0.1
4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2
4.0.9-5ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.10+git191003-1
4.1.0+git191117-1
4.1.0+git191117-2
4.1.0+git191117-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5"
        }
    ]
}