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GLSA-200607-03 : libTIFF: Multiple buffer overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 22010

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-200607-03 (libTIFF: Multiple buffer overflows)

 A buffer overflow has been found in the t2p_write_pdf_string function in tiff2pdf, which can been triggered with a TIFF file containing a DocumentName tag with UTF-8 characters. An additional buffer overflow has been found in the handling of the parameters in tiffsplit.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to load a specially crafted TIFF file, resulting in the possible 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-3.8.2-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200607-03

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22010

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200607-03.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 7/10/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

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: 7/9/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/23/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2193, CVE-2006-2656

CWE: 119

GLSA: 200607-03