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TITLE:
LibTIFF "ppm2tiff" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA51133

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-11-02

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in LibTIFF, which can be exploited
by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "ppm2tiff" utility
(tools/ppm2tiff.c) when parsing images and can be exploited to cause a
buffer overflow via a specially crafted e.g. PPM image.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code, but
requires tricking a user into converting a malicious image.

The vulnerability is reported in version 4.0.3. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the source code repository.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Huzaifa Sidhpurwala, Red Hat Security Response Team

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871700

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