MGASA-2018-0246

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    MGASA-2018-0246

    Published: 16 May 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated libtiff packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: The TIFFWriteDirectorySec() function in tif_dirwrite.c in LibTIFF through 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-13726. (CVE-2018-10963) In LibTIFF 4.0.9, a heap-based buffer overflow occurs in the function LZWDecodeCompat in tif_lzw.c via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2ps. (CVE-2018-8905)

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0246.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23021

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libtiff

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libtiff?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.9-1.5.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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