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Debian DSA-4608-1 Moderate Security Patch for TIFF Overflow Issue

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Calendar Grey January 21, 2020
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Numerical boundary errors resolved in libtiff application; update advised for Debian stable release.
Multiple integer overflows have been discovered in the libtiff library and the included tools
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security advisory software update debian moderate severity integer overflow libtiff tiff package

Summary

Multiple integer overflows have been discovered in the libtiff library
and the included tools.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your tiff packages.

For the detailed security status of tiff please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/tiff

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



Package: tiff
CVE ID: CVE-2019-14973 CVE-2019-17546

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security advisory software update debian moderate severity integer overflow libtiff tiff package

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