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Alpine: libtiffxx, multiple tiff packages: security update to 4.7.2-r0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 473840

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A flaw was found in the libtiff library. A remote attacker could exploit a signed integer overflow
 vulnerability in the putcontig8bitYCbCr44tile function by providing a specially crafted TIFF file. This
 flaw can lead to an out-of-bounds heap write due to incorrect memory pointer calculations, potentially
 causing a denial of service (application crash) or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-4775)

Solution

Update the libtiffxx library and its related packages to version 4.7.2-r0 or later.

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-4775

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 473840

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/8/2026

Updated: 10/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.54

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-4775

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-4775

IAVA: 2026-A-0408