libtiff is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability exists as multiple uses of uninitialized values were discovered in libtiffβs Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) compression algorithm decoder. An attacker could create a carefully crafted LZW-encoded TIFF file that would cause an application linked with libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
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lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
secunia.com/advisories/31610
secunia.com/advisories/31623
secunia.com/advisories/31668
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secunia.com/advisories/31698
secunia.com/advisories/31838
secunia.com/advisories/31882
secunia.com/advisories/31982
secunia.com/advisories/32706
secunia.com/advisories/32756
security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/CVE-2008-2327
security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/DSA-1632-1
security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/DTSA-160-1
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-07.xml
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265030-1
support.apple.com/kb/HT3276
support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1632
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:184
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0847.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0848.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0863.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496033/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30832
www.securitytracker.com/id?1020750
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-639-1
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2438
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2776
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3107
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2143
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458674
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11489
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5514
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00102.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00121.html