Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for libtiff. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for libtiff
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40527
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DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for libtiff. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable
system.
For more information:
SA40181
SA40241
SA40422
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RHSA-2010:0519-1:
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