openSUSE Security Update : libtiff-devel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0619-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75619

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

specially crafted tiff files could cause a memory corruption in libtiff. Attackers could potentially exploit that to execute arbitrary code in applications that use libtiff for processing tiff files (CVE-2010-3087).

Solution

Update the affected libtiff-devel packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624215

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-09/msg00023.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75619

File Name: suse_11_3_libtiff-devel-100915.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libtiff-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libtiff3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libtiff3-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tiff, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libtiff-devel

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3087