Synopsis
The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch
Description
The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:001 (libtiff/tiff).
Libtiff supports reading, writing, and manipulating of TIFF image files.
iDEFENSE reported an integer overflow in libtiff that can be exploited by specific TIFF images to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow afterwards.
This bug can be used by external attackers to execute arbitrary code over the network by placing special image files on web-pages and alike.
Additionally a buffer overflow in tiffdump was fixed.
Solution
http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2005_01_libtiff_tiff.html
Plugin Details
File Name: suse_SA_2005_001.nasl
Agent: unix
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/SuSE/rpm-list