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The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory RHSA-2006:0425.
The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files.
An integer overflow flaw was discovered in libtiff. An attacker could create a carefully crafted TIFF file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with libtiff to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2006-2025)
A double free flaw was discovered in libtiff. An attacker could create a carefully crafted TIFF file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with libtiff to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2006-2026)
Several denial of service flaws were discovered in libtiff. An attacker could create a carefully crafted TIFF file in such a way that it could cause an application linked with libtiff to crash. (CVE-2006-2024, CVE-2006-2120)
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported fixes for these issues.
Solution: Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0425.html http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score: 6.5
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