A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.
Weakness
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libtiff | Libtiff | 3.9.0 (including) | 4.5.1 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | libtiff-0:4.4.0-10.el9 | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Tiff | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
References
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/515
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/468
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
- https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/libtiff-nullderef-dos-xray-522144/
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/515
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/468
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html
- https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/libtiff-nullderef-dos-xray-522144/