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TITLE:
Sun Solaris libTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27832

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27832/

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/
Sun Solaris 10
http://secunia.com/product/4813/

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

The vulnerabilities are reported in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 for both
the SPARC and x86 platforms.

SOLUTION:
Do not load untrusted TIFF image files.

Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 119900-04 or later.

-- x86 Platform --

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 119901-04 or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103160-1

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA20488:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20488/

SA21304:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21304/

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