UBUNTU-CVE-2024-13978

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-13978

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-13978.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-13978

Upstream

CVE-2024-13978

Published

2025-08-01T22:15:00Z

Modified

2025-08-05T07:18:28.078209Z

Severity

2.5 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
2.0 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function t2preadtiff_init of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c of the component fax2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The patch is named 2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / gdal

Package

Name: gdal
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdal@1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.0-3.1ubuntu4

1.9.0-3.1ubuntu6

1.10.1+dfsg-2

1.10.1+dfsg-2build1

1.10.1+dfsg-3

1.10.1+dfsg-3build1

1.10.1+dfsg-3build2

1.10.1+dfsg-3ubuntu1

1.10.1+dfsg-3ubuntu2

1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1

1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm1

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name: tiff
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

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

4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6

4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm7

4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm8

4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm9

4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm10

4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm11

4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm12

4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm13

4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name: tiff
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm17?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

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

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm1

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm2

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm3

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm4

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm6

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm7

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm8

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm9

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm10

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm11

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm12

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm13

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm14

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm15

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm16

4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm17

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / gdal

Package

Name: gdal
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdal@1.11.3+dfsg-3build2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.11.2+dfsg-3ubuntu3

1.11.2+dfsg-3ubuntu4

1.11.3+dfsg-2build1

1.11.3+dfsg-2build2

1.11.3+dfsg-2build3

1.11.3+dfsg-3

1.11.3+dfsg-3build1

1.11.3+dfsg-3build2

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / texmaker

Package

Name: texmaker
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/texmaker@4.4.1-1.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.1-1

4.4.1-1.1

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name: tiff
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm7?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

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

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.5

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.6

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.7

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.8

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm1

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm2

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm3

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm5

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm6

4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm7

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / neuron

Package

Name: neuron
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/neuron@7.5-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

7.*

7.5-1

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / qtwebengine-opensource-src

Package

Name: qtwebengine-opensource-src
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebengine-opensource-src@5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.9.1+dfsg-4

5.9.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1

5.9.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1

5.9.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1

5.9.4+dfsg-0ubuntu1

5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / texmaker

Package

Name: texmaker
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/texmaker@5.0.2-1build2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.5-1

5.*

5.0.2-1

5.0.2-1build1

5.0.2-1build2

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name: tiff
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.10+git191003-1

4.1.0+git191117-1

4.1.0+git191117-2

4.1.0+git191117-2build1

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.2

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.3

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.4

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.5

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.6

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.8

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.9

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.12

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.13

4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / neuron

Package

Name: neuron
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/neuron@7.6.3-1build4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

7.*

7.6.3-1build2

7.6.3-1build3

7.6.3-1build4

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / qtwebengine-opensource-src

Package

Name: qtwebengine-opensource-src
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebengine-opensource-src@5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.12.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1

5.12.4+dfsg-1ubuntu3

5.12.5+dfsg-3ubuntu1

5.12.5+dfsg-6ubuntu2

5.12.5+dfsg-7

5.12.5+dfsg-7build1

5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1

5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / texmaker

Package

Name: texmaker
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/texmaker@5.0.3-1build5?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.0.3-1build2

5.0.3-1build3

5.0.3-1build4

5.0.3-1build5

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / neuron

Package

Name: neuron
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/neuron@7.6.3-1build6?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

7.*

7.6.3-1build5

7.6.3-1build6

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / qtwebengine-opensource-src

Package

Name: qtwebengine-opensource-src
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebengine-opensource-src@5.15.9+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.15.6+dfsg-1

5.15.6+dfsg-2

5.15.7+dfsg-2

5.15.8+dfsg-1

5.15.8+dfsg-1build1

5.15.8+dfsg-1build2

5.15.8+dfsg-2

5.15.9+dfsg-1

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / texmaker

Package

Name: texmaker
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/texmaker@5.0.3-1build9?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.0.3-1build8

5.0.3-1build9

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name: tiff
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.3.0-6ubuntu0.10?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.0-1

4.3.0-2

4.3.0-3

4.3.0-3build1

4.3.0-4

4.3.0-5

4.3.0-6

4.3.0-6ubuntu0.1

4.3.0-6ubuntu0.2

4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3

4.3.0-6ubuntu0.4

4.3.0-6ubuntu0.5

4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6

4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7

4.3.0-6ubuntu0.8

4.3.0-6ubuntu0.9

4.3.0-6ubuntu0.10

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / qtwebengine-opensource-src

Package

Name: qtwebengine-opensource-src
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebengine-opensource-src@5.15.16+dfsg-3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.15.15+dfsg-2

5.15.15+dfsg-2build2

5.15.15+dfsg-2ubuntu1

5.15.16+dfsg-1

5.15.16+dfsg-1ubuntu2

5.15.16+dfsg-1ubuntu4

5.15.16+dfsg-3

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / texmaker

Package

Name: texmaker
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/texmaker@5.1.3+dfsg-1build8?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.3+dfsg-1build4

5.1.3+dfsg-1build5

5.1.3+dfsg-1build6

5.1.3+dfsg-1build7

5.1.3+dfsg-1build8

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name: tiff
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1

4.5.1+git230720-3ubuntu1

4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu1

4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2

4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.1

4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu:25.04 / qtwebengine-opensource-src

Package

Name: qtwebengine-opensource-src
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebengine-opensource-src@5.15.18+dfsg-2?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.15.17+dfsg-4

5.15.17+dfsg-5

5.15.17+dfsg2-1

5.15.17+dfsg2-2

5.15.17+dfsg2-3

5.15.18+dfsg-1

5.15.18+dfsg-2

Ubuntu:25.04 / texmaker

Package

Name: texmaker
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/texmaker@5.1.3+dfsg-3?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.3+dfsg-2build1

5.1.3+dfsg-3

Ubuntu:25.04 / tiff

Package

Name: tiff
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu4