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ALPINE-CVE-2020-35524
ALPINE-CVE-2020-35524
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published March 9, 2021
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tiff | Alpine:v3.19 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.16 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.17 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.22 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.14 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.18 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.23 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.24 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.15 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.13 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.21 | 4.2.0-r0 |
| tiff | Alpine:v3.20 | 4.2.0-r0 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.19 | tiff | 4.0.7-r1, 0, 3.8.2-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | tiff | 0, 4.0.6-r1, 4.0.6-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | tiff | 4.0.6-r1, 0, 3.8.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | tiff | 3.8.2-r0, 3.8.2-r2, 3.8.2-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | tiff | 4.0.9-r5, 0, 3.8.2-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | tiff | 4.0.10-r1, 0, 3.8.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | tiff | 4.0.3-r1, 4.1.0-r1, 4.1.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | tiff | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | tiff | 0, 3.8.2-r0, 3.8.2-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | tiff | 4.0.3-r1, 0, 3.8.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | tiff | 3.8.2-r0, 0, 3.8.2-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | tiff | 4.1.0-r1, 3.8.2-r0, 3.8.2-r1 |
Timeline
- Mar 9, 2021 CVE Published
- Aug 5, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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