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Debian 8: DLA-2009-1 Critical: tiff Integer Buffer Overflow Threats

debian lts
Calendar Grey November 26, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities detected in the tiff software within Debian LTS. It is advised to perform an upgrade to enhance system security and ensure stability.
Several issues have been found in tiff, a Tag Image File Format library
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Summary

CVE-2019-17546

The RGBA interface contains an integer overflow that might lead
to heap buffer overflow write.

CVE-2019-6128

A memory leak exists due to missing cleanup code.

CVE-2018-18661

In case of exhausted memory there is a null pointer dereference
in tiff2bw.

CVE-2018-12900

Fix for heap-based buffer overflow, that could be used to crash an
application or even to execute arbitrary code (with the permission
of the user running this application).

CVE-2017-17095

A crafted tiff file could lead to a heap buffer overflow in pal2rgb.


For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
4.0.3-12.3+deb8u10.

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: 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u10
CVE ID: CVE-2017-17095 CVE-2018-12900 CVE-2018-18661

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow Debian heap overflow memory leak integer overflow tiff

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