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CVE-2020-35523

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-35523 is an integer overflow vulnerability in libtiff's tif_getimage.c, affecting products like Debian, NetApp, and Red Hat. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted TIFF file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it poses significant risks to confidentiality, integrity, and system availability, requiring user interaction and local access for exploitation. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0192 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 libtiff 4.1.0-3 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 4.1.0-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 libtiff 4.1.0-2 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 4.1.0-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19129-16823Fixed in: 4.1.0-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19128-16820Fixed in: 4.1.0-2
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: libtiff-0:4.0.9-20.el8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: compat-libtiff3
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: mingw-libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: compat-libtiff3

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2021-Mar/CVE-2020-35523Important

An integer overflow flaw was found in libtiff that exists in the tif_getimage.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code when a user opens a crafted TIFF file. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality integrity as well as system availability.

Mar 9, 2021
redhatCVE-2020-35523Moderate

libtiff: Integer overflow in tif_getimage.c

Dec 14, 2020

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
gitlab.com / libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/c8d613ef497058fe653c467fc84c70a62a4a71b2
PatchThird Party Advisory
gitlab.com / libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/160
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00023.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMHBYFMX3D5VGR6Y3RXTTH3Q4NF4E6IG
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202104-06
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210521-0009
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2021/dsa-4869
Third Party Advisory