| Name | CVE-2009-2285 |
| Description | Buffer underflow in the LZWDecodeCompat function in libtiff 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2327. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SuSE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1835-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 534137 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| tiff (PTS) | wheezy | 4.0.2-6+deb7u5 | fixed |
| wheezy (security) | 4.0.2-6+deb7u6 | fixed | |
| jessie (security), jessie | 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u1 | fixed | |
| stretch, sid | 4.0.6-2 | fixed | |
| tiff3 (PTS) | wheezy | 3.9.6-11 | fixed |
| wheezy (security) | 3.9.6-11+deb7u1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tiff | source | (unstable) | 3.8.2-12 | low | 534137 | |
| tiff | source | etch | 3.8.2-7+etch3 | medium | DSA-1835-1 | |
| tiff | source | lenny | 3.8.2-11.2 | medium | DSA-1835-1 | |
| tiff3 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- tiff3 <not-affected> (fixed prior to initial upload)
this doesn't allow code execution, only a crash.