Packages
- tiff -
Details
Drew Yao discovered that the TIFF library did not correctly validate LZW
compressed TIFF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a malicious image, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary
code or cause an application linked against libtiff to crash, leading
to a denial of service.
Drew Yao discovered that the TIFF library did not correctly validate LZW
compressed TIFF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a malicious image, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary
code or cause an application linked against libtiff to crash, leading
to a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.04 hardy | libtiff4 – 3.8.2-7ubuntu3.1 | ||
| 7.10 gutsy | libtiff4 – 3.8.2-7ubuntu2.1 | ||
| 7.04 feisty | libtiff4 – 3.8.2-6ubuntu1 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | libtiff4 – 3.7.4-1ubuntu3.3 | ||
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