Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0246
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2018-0246)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libtiff' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0246 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libtiff' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0246 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The TIFFWriteDirectorySec() function in tif_dirwrite.c in LibTIFF through 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-13726. (CVE-2018-10963) In LibTIFF 4.0.9, a heap-based buffer overflow occurs in the function LZWDecodeCompat in tif_lzw.c via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2ps. (CVE-2018-8905) Affected Software/OS: 'libtiff' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-10963 Debian Security Information: DSA-4349 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2795 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2053 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-8905 http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2780 https://github.com/halfbitteam/POCs/tree/master/libtiff-4.08_tiff2ps_heap_overflow https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00008.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00009.html
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