Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6229.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6229-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'tiff' package(s) announced via the USN-6229-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'tiff' package(s) announced via the USN-6229-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that LibTIFF was not properly handling variables used to perform memory management operations when processing an image through tiffcrop, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-25433, CVE-2023-26965) It was discovered that LibTIFF was not properly processing numerical values when dealing with little-endian input data, which could lead to the execution of an invalid operation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (CVE-2023-26966) It was discovered that LibTIFF was not properly performing bounds checks when closing a previously opened TIFF file, which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-3316) Affected Software/OS: 'tiff' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-25433 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/520 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/467 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-26965 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/472 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-26966 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/530 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/473 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-3316 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/515 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/468 https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/libtiff-nullderef-dos-xray-522144/
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