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RHEL 2.1 / 3 : libtiff (RHSA-2005:019)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 16159

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated libtiff packages that fix various integer overflows are now available.

The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files.

iDEFENSE has reported an integer overflow bug that affects libtiff. An attacker who has the ability to trick a user into opening a malicious TIFF file could cause the application linked to libtiff to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1308 to this issue.

Dmitry V. Levin reported another integer overflow in the tiffdump utility. An attacker who has the ability to trick a user into opening a malicious TIFF file with tiffdump could possibly execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1183 to this issue.

All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported fixes for these issues.

Solution

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

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-1183

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-1308

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:019

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 16159

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-019.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/13/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1183, CVE-2004-1308

RHSA: 2005:019