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Debian: CVE-2016-3621: tiff -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-3621: tiff -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/03/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/31/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

The LZWEncode function in tif_lzw.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the "-c lzw" option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-tiff

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