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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891378
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1378-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tiff3' package(s) announced via the DLA-1378-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tiff3' package(s) announced via the DLA-1378-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the LZWDecodeCompat function in tif_lzw.c (LibTIFF 4.0.9 and earlier). This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers to crash the client via a crafted TIFF LZW file.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 3.9.6-11+deb7u11.

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:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-8905
Debian Security Information: DSA-4349 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349
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
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/
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