Secunia Security Advisory - Sun has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Sun Solaris libtiff Multiple Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27222
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27222/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Sun Solaris 8
http://secunia.com/product/94/
Sun Solaris 9
http://secunia.com/product/95/
DESCRIPTION:
Sun has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris, which can
be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service)
or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA20488
SA21304
SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted people only and use only trusted data in
applications linked against libtiff.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103099-1
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA20488:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20488/
SA21304:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21304/
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