Debian DSA-1091-1 : tiff - buffer overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 22633

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several problems have been discovered in the TIFF library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following issues :

- CVE-2006-2193 SuSE discovered a buffer overflow in the conversion of TIFF files into PDF documents which could be exploited when tiff2pdf is used e.g. in a printer filter.

- CVE-2006-2656 The tiffsplit command from the TIFF library contains a buffer overflow in the commandline handling which could be exploited when the program is executed automatically on unknown filenames.

Solution

Upgrade the tiff packages.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.5.5-7woody2.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.7.2-5.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22633

File Name: debian_DSA-1091.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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:debian:debian_linux:tiff, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/23/2006

Reference Information

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

CWE: 119

DSA: 1091

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