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USN-6644-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6228)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2024-02-27 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-27 14:11 – Source website
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USN-6644-1 fixed vulnerabilities in LibTIFF. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52356)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files with the tiffcp utility. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause tiffcp to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6228)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the application to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6277)

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  "details": "USN-6644-1 fixed vulnerabilities in LibTIFF.\nThis update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If\n a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker\n could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting\n in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52356)\n \n It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files\n with the tiffcp utility. If a user were tricked into opening a specially\n crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\n tiffcp to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6228)\n \n It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If\n a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker\n could possibly use this issue to cause the application to consume\n resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6277)\n",
  "id": "USN-6644-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:32Z",
  "published": "2024-02-27T18:31:07Z",
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