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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libtiff (MDVSA-2009:169-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42991
Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in libtiff :Buffer underflow in the LZWDecodeCompat function in libtiff 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2327 (CVE-2009-2285).
Fix several places in tiff2rgba and rgb2ycbcr that were being careless about possible integer overflow in calculation of buffer sizes (CVE-2009-2347).
This update provides fixes for these vulnerabilities.
Update :
Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers
Solution
Update the affected packages.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42991
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-169.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 12/4/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64tiff3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64tiff3-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64tiff3-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libtiff-progs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libtiff3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libtiff3-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libtiff3-static-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2285, CVE-2009-2347