Debian LTS: DLA-1391-1: tiff security update
Summary
Ddenial of service vulnerability in the TIFFOpen function. A crafted
input will lead to a denial of service attack and can either make the
system hand or trigger the OOM killer.
CVE-2018-5784
There is an uncontrolled resource consumption in TIFFSetDirectory function
of src/libtiff/tif_dir.c, which can cause denial of service through a
crafted tif file.
For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
4.0.2-6+deb7u21.
We recommend that you upgrade your tiff packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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cheers,
Holger
Package :tiff