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The remote host is missing an update to libtiff
announced via advisory FEDORA-2006-877.
The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files. TIFF is a widely
used file format for bitmapped images. TIFF files usually end in the
.tif extension and they are often quite large.
The libtiff package should be installed if you need to manipulate TIFF
format image files.
Update Information:
The libtiff package contains a library of functions for
manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files.
Tavis Ormandy of Google discovered a number of flaws in
libtiff during a security audit. An attacker could create a
carefully crafted TIFF file in such a way that it was
possible to cause an application linked with libtiff to
crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2006-3459,
CVE-2006-3460, CVE-2006-3461, CVE-2006-3462, CVE-2006-3463,
CVE-2006-3464, CVE-2006-3465)
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain backported fixes for these issues.
* Mon Jul 24 2006 Matthias Clasen
- Fix several vulnerabilities (CVE-2006-3460 CVE-2006-3461
CVE-2006-3462 CVE-2006-3463 CVE-2006-3464 CVE-2006-3465)
Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.
This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/5/
This update can be installed with the 'yum' update program. Use 'yum update
package-name' at the command line. For more information, refer to 'Managing
Software with yum,' available at http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/yum/.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2006-877
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score:
7.8
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