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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-17100: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2019:2053)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-17100: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2019:2053)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/16/2018
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There is a int32 overflow in multiply_ms in tools/ppm2tiff.c, which can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-libtiff
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-devel
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-static
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-tools

References

  • DSA-4670
  • CVE-2018-17100
  • RHSA-2019:2053

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