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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871754
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Update for libtiff RHSA-2017:0225-01
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libtiff'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libtiff'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The libtiff packages contain a library of
functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files.

Security Fix(es):

* Multiple flaws have been discovered in libtiff. A remote attacker could
exploit these flaws to cause a crash or memory corruption and, possibly,
execute arbitrary code by tricking an application linked against libtiff
into processing specially crafted files. (CVE-2016-9533, CVE-2016-9534,
CVE-2016-9535)

* Multiple flaws have been discovered in various libtiff tools (tiff2pdf,
tiffcrop, tiffcp, bmp2tiff). By tricking a user into processing a specially
crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit these flaws to cause a crash
or memory corruption and, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the libtiff tool. (CVE-2015-8870,
CVE-2016-5652, CVE-2016-9540, CVE-2016-9537, CVE-2016-9536)

Affected Software/OS:
libtiff on
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

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-2015-8870
BugTraq ID: 94717
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94717
http://www.floyd.ch/?p=874BMP
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0225
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5652
BugTraq ID: 93902
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902
Debian Security Information: DSA-3762 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9533
BugTraq ID: 94484
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
BugTraq ID: 94742
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94742
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9534
BugTraq ID: 94743
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94743
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9535
BugTraq ID: 94744
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94744
Debian Security Information: DSA-3844 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9536
BugTraq ID: 94745
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94745
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9537
BugTraq ID: 94746
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94746
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9540
BugTraq ID: 94747
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94747
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