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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200505-07.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200505-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ec4f3f2ebf53 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200505-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200505-07"> + <title>libTIFF: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + The libTIFF library is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, potentially + resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">tiff</product> + <announced>2005-05-10</announced> + <revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised> + <bug>91584</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/tiff" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.7.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.7.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libTIFF provides support for reading and manipulating TIFF (Tag Image + File Format) images. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered a + stack based buffer overflow in the libTIFF library when reading a TIFF + image with a malformed BitsPerSample tag. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Successful exploitation would require the victim to open a specially + crafted TIFF image, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All libTIFF users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/tiff-3.7.2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=843">LIBTIFF BUG#863</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1544">CVE-2005-1544</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-05-09T18:55:28Z"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-05-10T20:03:29Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |