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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841073
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1498-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'tiff' package(s) announced via the USN-1498-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'tiff' package(s) announced via the USN-1498-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the TIFF library incorrectly handled certain
malformed TIFF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted TIFF image, a remote attacker could crash the
application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code with user privileges. (CVE-2012-2088)

It was discovered that the tiff2pdf utility incorrectly handled certain
malformed TIFF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted TIFF image, a remote attacker could crash the
application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code with user privileges. (CVE-2012-2113)

Affected Software/OS:
'tiff' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2088
49686
http://secunia.com/advisories/49686
50726
http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
54270
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54270
APPLE-SA-2013-03-14-1
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
GLSA-201209-02
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
MDVSA-2012:101
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:101
RHSA-2012:1054
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1054.html
SUSE-SU-2012:0894
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00010.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6162
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6163
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832864
openSUSE-SU-2012:0829
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083566
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2113
49493
http://secunia.com/advisories/49493
54076
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54076
DSA-2552
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2552
http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v4.0.2.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810551
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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