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CentOS Update for libtiff CESA-2012:0468 centos5
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libtiff' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files. Two integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the way libtiff attempted to allocate space for a tile in a TIFF image file. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially-crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-1173) All libtiff users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve these issues. All running applications linked against libtiff must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libtiff on CentOS 5
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated packages.