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Ubuntu: 1498-2 Urgent: PNG Toolkit Remote Command Execution

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The TIFF library could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1498-1
July 05, 2012

tiff vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Summary:

The TIFF library could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library

Details:

It was discovered that the TIFF library incorrectly handled certain
malformed TIFF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted TIFF image, a remote attacker could crash the
application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code with user privileges. (CVE-2012-2088)

It was discovered that the tiff2pdf utility incorrectly handled certain
malformed TIFF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted TIFF image, a remote attacker could crash the
application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code with user privileges. (CVE-2012-2113)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libtiff-tools                   3.9.5-2ubuntu1.1
  libtiff4                        3.9.5-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 11.10:
  libtiff-tools                   3.9.5-1ubuntu1.2
  libtiff4                        3.9.5-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 11.04:
  libtiff-tools                   3.9.4-5ubuntu6.2
  libtiff4                        3.9.4-5ubuntu6.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libtiff-tools                   3.9.2-2ubuntu0.9
  libtiff4                        3.9.2-2ubuntu0.9

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  libtiff-tools                   3.8.2-7ubuntu3.12
  libtiff4                        3.8.2-7ubuntu3.12

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1498-1
  CVE-2012-2088, CVE-2012-2113

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.5-2ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.5-1ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.4-5ubuntu6.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.2-2ubuntu0.9
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.8.2-7ubuntu3.12


Ubuntu: 1498-2 Urgent: PNG Toolkit Remote Command Execution

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 5, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Serious TIFF flaws may lead to application failures or permit unauthorized code runs on Ubuntu platforms. Immediate updates advised.
The TIFF library could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libtiff-tools 3.9.5-2ubuntu1.1 libtiff4 3.9.5-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 11.10: libtiff-tools 3.9.5-1ubuntu1.2 libtiff4 3.9.5-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 11.04: libtiff-tools 3.9.4-5ubuntu6.2 libtiff4 3.9.4-5ubuntu6.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libtiff-tools 3.9.2-2ubuntu0.9 libtiff4 3.9.2-2ubuntu0.9 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libtiff-tools 3.8.2-7ubuntu3.12 libtiff4 3.8.2-7ubuntu3.12 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1498-1

CVE-2012-2088, CVE-2012-2113

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July 05, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.5-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.5-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.4-5ubuntu6.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.2-2ubuntu0.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.8.2-7ubuntu3.12

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