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Posted on 22 February 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-21
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Severity: Normal
Title: libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 21, 2014
Bugs: #440154, #440944, #468334, #480466, #486590
ID: 201402-21
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libTIFF, allowing remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
Background
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libTIFF provides support for reading and manipulating TIFF (Tagged
Image File Format) images.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/tiff < 4.0.3-r6 *>= 3.9.7-r1
>= 4.0.3-r6
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libTIFF. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libTIFF 4.* users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/tiff-4.0.3-r6"
All libTIFF 3.* users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/tiff-3.9.7-r1"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages.
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-4447
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4447
[ 2 ] CVE-2012-4564
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4564
[ 3 ] CVE-2013-1960
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1960
[ 4 ] CVE-2013-1961
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1961
[ 5 ] CVE-2013-4231
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4231
[ 6 ] CVE-2013-4232
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4232
[ 7 ] CVE-2013-4244
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4244
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-21.xml
Concerns?
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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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 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
