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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891023
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1023-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tiff3' package(s) announced via the DLA-1023-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tiff3' package(s) announced via the DLA-1023-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability has been discovered in the libtiff library and the included tools, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2017-9936

A crafted TIFF document can lead to a memory leak resulting in a remote denial of service attack.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 3.9.6-11+deb7u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your tiff3 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'tiff3' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9936
BugTraq ID: 99300
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99300
Debian Security Information: DSA-3903 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42300/
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2706
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
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