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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-9540: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2017:0225)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-9540: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2017:0225)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/22/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/01/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

tools/tiffcp.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write on tiled images with odd tile width versus image width. Reported as MSVR 35103, aka "cpStripToTile heap-buffer-overflow."

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-libtiff
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-devel
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-static
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-tools

References

  • 94484
  • 94747
  • DLA-795-1
  • DSA-3762
  • CVE-2016-9540
  • RHSA-2017:0225
  • USN-3212-1
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