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GLSA-200605-17 : libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21615

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-200605-17 (libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities, ranging from integer overflows and NULL pointer dereferences to double frees, were reported in libTIFF.
 Impact :

 An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by enticing a user to open a specially crafted TIFF image, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.
 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-3.8.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200605-17

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21615

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200605-17.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 5/31/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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: 5/30/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0405, CVE-2006-2024, CVE-2006-2025, CVE-2006-2026

CWE: 119

GLSA: 200605-17