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Debian DSA-567-1 : tiff - heap overflows
high Nessus Plugin ID 15665
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several problems have been discovered in libtiff, the Tag Image File Format library for processing TIFF graphics files. An attacker could prepare a specially crafted TIFF graphic that would cause the client to execute arbitrary code or crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project has identified the following problems :- CAN-2004-0803 Chris Evans discovered several problems in the RLE (run length encoding) decoders that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CAN-2004-0804
Matthias Clasen discovered a division by zero through an integer overflow.
- CAN-2004-0886
Dmitry V. Levin discovered several integer overflows that caused malloc issues which can result to either plain crash or memory corruption.
Solution
Upgrade the libtiff package.For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 3.5.5-6woody1.
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 15665
File Name: debian_DSA-567.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 11/10/2004
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tiff, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2004
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2004-0803, CVE-2004-0804, CVE-2004-0886
BID: 11406