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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5743-1 Moderate: LibTIFF Denial of Service

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LibTIFF could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5743-1
November 24, 2022

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Summary:

LibTIFF 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 LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a 
specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, 
leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with 
user privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   libtiff-tools                   4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm8
   libtiff5                         4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm8

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5743-1
   CVE-2022-3970

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5743-1 Moderate: LibTIFF Denial of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey November 24, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The LibTIFF library may permit remote code execution or lead to application instability through specifically designed image files when used on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
LibTIFF 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 16.04 ESM: libtiff-tools 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm8 libtiff5 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5743-1

CVE-2022-3970

November 24, 2022

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