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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5321): LibTIFF vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5321): LibTIFF vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/20/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/28/2017
Modified
04/25/2018

Description

The DumpModeDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via a crafted tiff image.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libtiff-tools
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libtiff4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libtiff5

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