openSUSE 10 Security Update : tiff (tiff-1594)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27468

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes a stack-based buffer overflow in tiffsplit that can be triggered with long filemanes (CVE-2006-2656) and a buffer overflow in tiff2pdf. Both tools are not setuid but may be exploited in conjunction with other applications. Exploitation very unlikely.

Solution

Update the affected tiff package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27468

File Name: suse_tiff-1594.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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:novell:opensuse:tiff, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2656

CWE: 119

Detections

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