news 28 Posted September 23, 2012 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201209-02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: September 23, 2012 Bugs: #307001, #324885, #357271, #359871, #371308, #410931, #422673, #427166 ID: 201209-02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities in libTIFF could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service. Background ========== libTIFF provides support for reading and manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) images. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/tiff < 4.0.2-r1 *>= 3.9.5-r2 >= 4.0.2-r1 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libTIFF. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. 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 execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application or a Denial of Service condition. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All libTIFF 4.0 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/tiff-4.0.2-r1" All libTIFF 3.9 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/tiff-3.9.5-r2" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2009-2347 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-2347 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-5022 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-5022 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-1411 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1411 [ 4 ] CVE-2010-2065 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2065 [ 5 ] CVE-2010-2067 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2067 [ 6 ] CVE-2010-2233 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2233 [ 7 ] CVE-2010-2443 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2443 [ 8 ] CVE-2010-2481 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2481 [ 9 ] CVE-2010-2482 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2482 [ 10 ] CVE-2010-2483 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2483 [ 11 ] CVE-2010-2595 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2595 [ 12 ] CVE-2010-2596 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2596 [ 13 ] CVE-2010-2597 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2597 [ 14 ] CVE-2010-2630 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2630 [ 15 ] CVE-2010-2631 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2631 [ 16 ] CVE-2010-3087 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3087 [ 17 ] CVE-2010-4665 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4665 [ 18 ] CVE-2011-0192 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0192 [ 19 ] CVE-2011-0192 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0192 [ 20 ] CVE-2011-1167 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1167 [ 21 ] CVE-2011-1167 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1167 [ 22 ] CVE-2012-1173 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1173 [ 23 ] CVE-2012-2088 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2088 [ 24 ] CVE-2012-2113 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2113 [ 25 ] CVE-2012-3401 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3401 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 Share this post Link to post