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[SECURITY] [DSA 2447-1] tiff security update

Posted on 04 April 2012
Debian Security Advisory

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2447-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
April 04, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : tiff
Vulnerability : integer overflow
Problem type : local(remote)
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-1173

Alexander Gavrun discovered an integer overflow in the TIFF library
in the parsing of the TileSize entry, which could result in the execution
of arbitrary code if a malformed image is opened.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.9.4-5+squeeze4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your tiff packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

 

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