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Amazon Linux 2 : libtiff (ALAS-2023-2158)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 178820
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of libtiff installed on the remote host is prior to 4.0.3-35. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2158 advisory.- Memory leak in memory leak in tiffcrop.c. (CVE-2023-3576) (CVE-2023-3576)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update libtiff' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2158.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 178820
File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2158.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/26/2023
Updated: 10/11/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3576
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtiff, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtiff-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtiff-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtiff-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtiff-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-3576