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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200607-03
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: libTIFF: Multiple buffer overflows
      Date: July 09, 2006
      Bugs: #135881
        ID: 200607-03

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Synopsis
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libTIFF contains buffer overflows that could result in arbitrary code
execution.

Background
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libTIFF provides support for reading and manipulating TIFF images.

Affected packages
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     Package          /  Vulnerable  /                      Unaffected
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  1  media-libs/tiff     < 3.8.2-r1                        >= 3.8.2-r1

Description
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A buffer overflow has been found in the t2p_write_pdf_string function
in tiff2pdf, which can been triggered with a TIFF file containing a
DocumentName tag with UTF-8 characters. An additional buffer overflow
has been found in the handling of the parameters in tiffsplit.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to load a specially crafted TIFF
file, resulting in the possible execution of arbitrary code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libTIFF users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/tiff-3.8.2-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-2193
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2193
  [ 2 ] CVE-2006-2656
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2656

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200607-03

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/