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[MeeGo-SA-10:34.libtiff] Invalid ReferenceBlackWhite Values Allows DoS


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MeeGo-SA-10:34.libtiff                                      Security Advisory
                                                                MeeGo Project

Topic:          Invalid ReferenceBlackWhite Values Allows DoS

Category:       Graphics
Module:         libtiff
Announced:      October 9, 2010
Affects:        MeeGo 1.0
Corrected:      October 9, 2010
MeeGo BID:      6500
CVE:            CVE-2010-2595

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I.   Background

The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files.  TIFF is a widely
used file format for bitmapped images.  TIFF files usually end in the
.tif extension and they are often quite large.

II.  Problem Description

CVE-2010-2595: The TIFFYCbCrtoRGB function in LibTIFF 3.9.0 and 3.9.2,
as used in ImageMagick, does not properly handle invalid
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