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RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : libtiff (RHSA-2006:0603)
high Nessus Plugin ID 22149
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated libtiff packages that fix several security flaws are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files.
Tavis Ormandy of Google discovered a number of flaws in libtiff during a security audit. An attacker could create a carefully crafted TIFF file in such a way that it was possible to cause an application linked with libtiff to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2006-3459, CVE-2006-3460, CVE-2006-3461, CVE-2006-3462, CVE-2006-3463, CVE-2006-3464, CVE-2006-3465)
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported fixes for these issues.
Solution
Update the affected libtiff and / or libtiff-devel packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2656
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3459
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3460
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3461
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3462
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3463
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3464
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 22149
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0603.nasl
Version: 1.29
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/4/2006
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/2/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/30/2006
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Apple iOS MobileMail LibTIFF Buffer Overflow)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-2656, CVE-2006-3459, CVE-2006-3460, CVE-2006-3461, CVE-2006-3462, CVE-2006-3463, CVE-2006-3464, CVE-2006-3465
BID: 19287