Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20124564000
Revision Date:2012-11-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-4564 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:ppm2tiff does not check the return value of the TIFFScanlineSize function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPM image that triggers an integer overflow, a zero-memory allocation, and a heap-based buffer overflow.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-4564
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'tiff' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.9.5-2ubuntu1.3').
  • BACK