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Oracle Linux 3 : libtiff (ELSA-2008-0863)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 67743
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:0863 :Updated libtiff packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files.
Multiple uses of uninitialized values were discovered in libtiff's Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) compression algorithm decoder. An attacker could create a carefully crafted LZW-encoded TIFF file that would cause an application linked with libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-2327)
Red Hat would like to thank Drew Yao of the Apple Product Security team for reporting this issue.
All libtiff users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve this issue.
Solution
Update the affected libtiff packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-August/000722.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 67743
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0863.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libtiff, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libtiff-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-2327
BID: 30832