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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-17101: ELSA-2019-2053: libtiff security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-17101: ELSA-2019-2053: libtiff security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
09/16/2018
Created
07/23/2020
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There are two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c, which can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libtiff
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libtiff-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libtiff-static
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libtiff-tools

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