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Gentoo: 201709-27 Normal: LibTIFF Code Execution Threats

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2017
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Various security flaws discovered in LibTIFF could permit unauthorized code execution and lead to service disruptions on compromised systems.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibTIFF, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibTIFF. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution libtiff normal severity

Resolution

All LibTIFF users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/tiff-4.0.8"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10267 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10267 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-10268 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10268 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-5225 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5225 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-5563 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5563 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-7592 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7592 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-7593 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7593 [ 7 ] CVE-2017-7594 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7594 [ 8 ] CVE-2017-7595 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7595 [ 9 ] CVE-2017-7596 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7596 [ 10 ] CVE-2017-7597 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7597 [ 11 ] CVE-2017-7598 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7598 [ 12 ] CVE-2017-7599 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7599 [ 13 ] CVE-2017-7600 https://nvd.nist....

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27
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Concerns

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.

Severity: Normal
Title: LibTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 26, 2017
Bugs: #610330, #614020, #614022, #617996, #617998, #618610, #624602
ID: 201709-27

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution libtiff normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibTIFF, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

The TIFF library contains encoding and decoding routines for the Tag Image File Format. It is called by numerous programs, including GNOME and KDE applications, to interpret TIFF images.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/tiff < 4.0.8 >= 4.0.8

Impact

===== A remote attacker, by enticing the user to process a specially crafted TIFF file, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or have other unspecified impacts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.