USN-3212-3: LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3212-3
19th July, 2017
tiff vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
LibTIFF could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software description
- tiff
– Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library
Details
USN-3212-1 and USN-3212-2 fixed a vulnerabilitiy in LibTIFF. This update provides a subset of
corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
libtiff4
3.9.5-2ubuntu1.10
-
libtiff-tools
3.9.5-2ubuntu1.10
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3212-3: LibTIFF vulnerabilities
