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==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1631-1
November 15, 2012
tiff vulnerabilities
==========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Summary:
LibTIFF could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library
Details:
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images
using the PixarLog compression format. If a user or automated system were
tricked into opening a specially crafted TIFF image, a remote attacker
could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2012-4447)
Huzaifa S. Sidhpurwala discovered that the ppm2tiff tool incorrectly
handled certain malformed PPM images. If a user or automated system were
tricked into opening a specially crafted PPM image, a remote attacker could
crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2012-4564)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10:
libtiff5 4.0.2-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libtiff4 3.9.5-2ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 11.10:
libtiff4 3.9.5-1ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libtiff4 3.9.2-2ubuntu0.11
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libtiff4 3.8.2-7ubuntu3.14
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1631-1
CVE-2012-4447, CVE-2012-4564
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.0.2-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.5-2ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.5-1ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.9.2-2ubuntu0.11
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/3.8.2-7ubuntu3.14
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