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TITLE:
UnixWare update for libtiff

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14893

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14893/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
UnixWare 7.x.x
http://secunia.com/product/136/

DESCRIPTION:
SCO has issued an update for libtiff. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which potentially can be exploited by malicious
people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and compromise a vulnerable
system.

For more information:
SA12818
SA13607
SA13728

This also fixes a boundary error in the OJPEG (old JPEG) handling,
which can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow and execute
arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated package.

UnixWare 7.1.4:
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.19/tiff.image

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
OJPEG vulnerability reported by:
Andrei Nigmatulin

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.19/SCOSA-2005.19.txt

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA12818:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12818/

SA13607:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13607/

SA13728:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13728/

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