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Debian DSA-2256-1 Critical: TIFF Buffer Overflow Remote Threat

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Calendar Grey June 9, 2011
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Debian Security Notice DSA-2256-2 concerns a vulnerability in the tiff package. Immediate updates are recommended to mitigate potential exploitation hazards.
Tavis Ormandy discovered that the Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library is vulnerable to a buffer overflow triggered by a crafted OJPEG file which allows for a crash and potentially...
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Summary

The oldstable distribution (lenny) is not affected by this problem.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.9.4-5+squeeze2.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and 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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Package: tiff
CVE ID: CVE-2009-5022

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