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MiracleLinux 7 : libtiff-4.0.3-35.0.1.el7.AXS7 (AXSA:2024-8709:04)

high Nessus Plugin ID 292856

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2024-8709:04 advisory.

 * CVE-2023-52356: added proper validation and boundary checks to prevent the SEGV and potential heap-buffer overflow
 * CVE-2023-52355: added functionality to set a maximum possible allocation size in bytes in order to prevent out-of-memory issues when opening a TIFF file and added memory limit option in tools CVE(s):
 CVE-2023-52355 An out-of-memory flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFRasterScanlineSize64() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted input with a size smaller than 379 KB.
 CVE-2023-52356 A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libtiff and / or libtiff-devel packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/19893

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 292856

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2024-8709.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/20/2026

Updated: 1/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-52356

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libtiff-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libtiff

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52355, CVE-2023-52356