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MiracleLinux 3 : libtiff-3.8.2-7.2 (AXSA:2008-91:01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 284002

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2008-91:01 advisory.

 The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files. TIFF is a widely used file format for bitmapped images. TIFF files usually end in the .tif extension and they are often quite large.
 CVE-2008-2327 libtiff:
 use of uninitialized memory in LZW decoder. Multiple buffer underflows in the (1) ZWDecode and (2) LZWDecodeCompat functions in tif_lzw.c in the LZW decoder in ibTIFF 3.8.2 and earlier allow context- dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF file.
 NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libtiff and / or libtiff-devel packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/188

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 284002

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2008-91.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/14/2026

Updated: 1/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-2327

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libtiff-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libtiff, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2327