SB2014062402 - Buffer overflow in tiff (Alpine package) 



SB2014062402 - Buffer overflow in tiff (Alpine package)

Published: June 24, 2014

Security Bulletin ID SB2014062402
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4244)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The LZW decompressor in the gif2tiff tool in libtiff 4.0.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.