GLSA 200809-07: libTIFF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libTIFF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	09/08/2008
Bugs:	#234080
ID:	200809-07

Synopsis

Multiple buffer underflow vulnerabilities in libTIFF may allow for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

libTIFF provides support for reading and manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) images.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/tiff	< 3.8.2-r4	>= 3.8.2-r4	All supported architectures

Description

Drew Yao (Apple Product Security) and Clay Wood reported multiple buffer underflows in the LZWDecode() and LZWDecodeCompat() functions in tif_lzw.c when processing TIFF files.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted TIFF file with an application making use of libTIFF, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libTIFF users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/tiff-3.8.2-r4"

References

CVE-2008-2327

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-07.xml

Concerns?

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