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The recent tiff update DSA-2210-1 introduced a regression that could lead to encoding problems of tiff files. This update fixes this problem (bug #630042).
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2210-2 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello
June 25, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : tiff
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : local (remote)
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2011-0191 CVE-2011-0192 CVE-2011-1167
Debian Bug : 619614 630042
The recent tiff update DSA-2210-1 introduced a regression that could
lead to encoding problems of tiff files. This update fixes this problem (bug
#630042).
For reference, the description of the original DSA, which fixed
CVE-2011-0191 CVE-2011-0192 CVE-2011-1167
CVE-2011-0191
A buffer overflow allows to execute arbitrary code or cause
a denial of service via a crafted TIFF image with JPEG encoding.
This issue affects the Debian 5.0 Lenny package only.
CVE-2011-0192
A buffer overflow allows to execute arbitrary code or cause
a denial of service via a crafted TIFF Internet Fax image
file that has been compressed using CCITT Group 4 encoding.
CVE-2011-1167
Heap-based buffer overflow in the thunder (aka ThunderScan)
decoder allows to execute arbitrary code via a TIFF file that
has an unexpected BitsPerSample value.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.8.2-11.5.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.9.4-5+squeeze3.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.9.5-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.9.5-1.
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/
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