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CVE-2020-35521 json

A flaw was found in libtiff

published 2021-03-09 5 y ago modified 2026-07-23 3 mo ago also EUVD-2020-23188 , JLSEC-2025-255

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in libtiff. Due to a memory allocation failure in tif_read.c, a crafted TIFF file can lead to an abort, resulting in denial of service.

Patch / fix

  • julia Libtiff_jll 4.3.0+0
  • libtiff libtiff 4.2.0
  • tiff Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.1.0+git201212-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-35521

  • tiff Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.5
  • tiff Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.3
  • tiff Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm1
  • tiff Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35521

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  • libtiff RHEL 8 4.0.9-20.el8
  • libtiff-tools RHEL 8 4.0.9-20.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:4241

  • tiff SLES 11 SP4-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.8.2-141.169.34.1
  • tiff SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 4.0.9-44.45.1
  • tiff SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15 +21 more 4.0.9-45.5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:14888-1SUSE-SU-2022:0496-1SUSE-SU-2022:0480-1

  • tiff openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.6.0-2.1
  • tiff openSUSE Leap 15.3 4.0.9-45.5.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:13381-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0480-1

  • libtiff AlmaLinux 8 4.0.9-20.el8
  • libtiff-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.0.9-20.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2021:4241

  • libtiff Rocky Linux 8 4.0.9-20.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2021:4241

  • tiff Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +9 more 4.2.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-35521

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  • libtiff CBL-Mariner 2.0 4.1.0-3

azure linux advisories AZL-6652

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-35521 updated cvss 5.5

libtiff: Memory allocation failure in tiff2rgba

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libtiff
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libtiff, libtiff-tools, compat-libtiff3
    affected: no fix available, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 mingw-libtiff, compat-libtiff3, mingw32-libtiff, mingw64-libtiff
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libtiff 4.0.9-20.el8, libtiff-tools 4.0.9-20.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libtiff 4.0.9-20.el8, libtiff-tools 4.0.9-20.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:4241
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 libtiff, libtiff-tools
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
OSV 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia Libtiff_jll
<4.3.0+0
4.3.0+0

Affected products

  • n/a libtiff

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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