Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
A vulnerability was found and corrected in libtiff:
A stack-based buffer overflow was found in the way libtiff handled DOTRANGE tags. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially-crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-5581).
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Affected
libtiff on Mandriva Linux 2011.0,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-5581 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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