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GLSA-200505-07 : libTIFF: Buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 18233

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-200505-07 (libTIFF: Buffer overflow)

 Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered a stack based buffer overflow in the libTIFF library when reading a TIFF image with a malformed BitsPerSample tag.
 Impact :

 Successful exploitation would require the victim to open a specially crafted TIFF image, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libTIFF users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/tiff-3.7.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200505-07

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18233

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200505-07.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 5/11/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

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: 5/10/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1544

GLSA: 200505-07