Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libtiff (MDVSA-2012:054)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58599

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in libtiff :

An integer overflow was discovered in the libtiff/tiff_getimage.c file in the tiff library which could cause execution of arbitrary code using a specially crafted TIFF image file (CVE-2012-1173).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58599

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2012-054.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/5/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libtiff-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64tiff-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libtiff-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64tiff3, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64tiff-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libtiff3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libtiff-progs

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/5/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1173

BID: 52891

MDVSA: 2012:054

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