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Debian DSA-755-1 : tiff - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 19189

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Frank Warmerdam discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in libtiff, the Tag Image File Format library for processing TIFF graphics files that can lead to the execution of arbitrary code via malformed TIFF files.

Solution

Upgrade the libtiff packages.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.5.5-7.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.7.2-3.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=309739

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-755

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19189

File Name: debian_DSA-755.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tiff, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 7/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1544

DSA: 755