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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891897
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1897-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tiff' package(s) announced via the DLA-1897-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tiff' package(s) announced via the DLA-1897-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Even Rouault found an issue in tiff, a library providing support for the Tag Image File Format. Wrong handling off integer overflow checks, that are based on undefined compiler behavior, might result in an application crash.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u9.

We recommend that you upgrade your tiff 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:
'tiff' package(s) on Debian 8.

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-2019-14973
Bugtraq: 20191104 [slackware-security] libtiff (SSA:2019-308-01) (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/5
Bugtraq: 20200121 [SECURITY] [DSA 4608-1] tiff security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/32
Debian Security Information: DSA-4608 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4608
Debian Security Information: DSA-4670 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4670
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADNPG7JJTRRK22GUVTAFH3GJ6WGKUZJB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63BVT6N5KQPHWOWM4B3I7Z3ODBXUVNPS/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155095/Slackware-Security-Advisory-libtiff-Updates.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00031.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1561 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00102.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1840 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00023.html
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