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Gentoo: GLSA 200605-17 Normal: libTIFF Code Execution Risk Advisory

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Calendar Grey May 30, 2006
Scroller Gentoo
Gentoo's GLSA 202310-08 discusses vulnerabilities in libPNG that could result in remote code execution or service disruptions.
Multiple vulnerabilities in libTIFF could lead to the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200605-17 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: May 30, 2006 Bugs: #129675 ID: 200605-17

Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities in libTIFF could lead to the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.
Background ========= libTIFF provides support for reading and manipulating TIFF images.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/tiff < 3.8.1 >= 3.8.1
========== Multiple vulnerabilities, ranging from integer overflows and NULL pointer dereferences to double frees, were reported in libTIFF.
Impact ===== An attacker could exploit th...

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