USN-4755-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4755-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4755-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4755-1
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Published
2021-02-25T17:01:12.176286Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:23Z
Summary
tiff vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

References

Affected packages

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 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "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",
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-35523",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-35524",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}

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 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "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",
            "binary_version": "4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-35523",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-35524",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

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 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "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",
            "binary_version": "4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-35523",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-35524",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}