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GLSA-200501-06 : tiff: New overflows in image decoding

critical Nessus Plugin ID 16397

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200501-06 (tiff: New overflows in image decoding)

 infamous41md found a potential integer overflow in the directory entry count routines of the TIFF library (CAN-2004-1308). Dmitry V.
 Levin found another similar issue in the tiffdump utility (CAN-2004-1183).
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to view a carefully crafted TIFF image file, which would potentially lead to execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user viewing the image. This affects any program that makes use of the TIFF library, including many web browsers or mail readers.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All TIFF library users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/tiff-3.7.1-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200501-06

http://www.nessus.org/u?4583297c

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 16397

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200501-06.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Published: 2/14/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: 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:gentoo:linux:tiff, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2005

Reference Information

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

GLSA: 200501-06