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Debian 7 Wheezy DLA-1377-1 Critical: Tiff Buffer Overflow Advisory

debian lts
Calendar Grey May 14, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
Update tiff package for Debian 7 Wheezy to address significant buffer overflow vulnerability when handling maliciously crafted TIFF files.
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the LZWDecodeCompat function in tif_lzw.c (LibTIFF 4.0.9 and earlier)
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your tiff packages.

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


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Package: tiff
Version: 4.0.2-6+deb7u20
CVE ID: CVE-2018-8905
Debian Bug: 893806

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