Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1093-1 tiff -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
10 Sep 2017
Affected Packages:
tiff
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 868513, Bug 872607, Bug 873880, Bug 873879.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-11335, CVE-2017-12944, CVE-2017-13726, CVE-2017-13727.
More information:

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library and its associated tools.

  • CVE-2017-11335

    A heap based buffer overflow via a PlanarConfig=Contig image, which causes an out-of-bounds write (related to the ZIPDecode function). A crafted input may lead to a remote denial of service attack or an arbitrary code execution attack.

  • CVE-2017-12944

    A mishandling of memory allocation for short files allows attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation failure and application crash) during a tiff2pdf invocation.

  • CVE-2017-13726

    A reachable assertion abort allows a crafted input to lead to a remote denial of service attack.

  • CVE-2017-13727

    A reachable assertion abort allows a crafted input to lead to a remote denial of service attack.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 4.0.2-6+deb7u16.

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: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS