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[SA36831] Sun Solaris LibTIFF "LZWDecodeCompat()" Buffer Underflow Vulnerability

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed Sep 23 2009 - 17:10:08 CDT


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TITLE:
Sun Solaris LibTIFF "LZWDecodeCompat()" Buffer Underflow
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36831

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36831/

DESCRIPTION:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in Sun Solaris, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or
to potentially compromise an application using the libtiff library.

For more information:
SA35515

SOLUTION:
Do not process TIFF images from untrusted sources.

A solution for Solaris 8, 9, and 10 is pending completion.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-267808-1

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA35515:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35515/

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