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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libtiff (MDVSA-2012:101)
high Nessus Plugin ID 59843
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Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in libtiff :libtiff did not properly convert between signed and unsigned integer values, leading to a buffer overflow. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-2088).
Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the tiff2pdf tool. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially crafted TIFF file that would cause tiff2pdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-2113).
The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected packages.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 59843
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2012-101.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 7/5/2012
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/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: 7/4/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-2088, CVE-2012-2113
MDVSA: 2012:101