Improper Input Validation Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.3-12.3+deb8u5
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- published10 May 2017
- disclosed10 May 2017
Introduced: 10 May 2017
CVE-2016-10371 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 tiff to version 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tiff package and not the tiff package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
The TIFFWriteDirectoryTagCheckedRational function in tif_dirwrite.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted TIFF file.