Upstream information
Description
Multiple buffer underflows in the (1) LZWDecode, (2) LZWDecodeCompat, and (3) LZWDecodeVector functions in tif_lzw.c in the LZW decoder in LibTIFF 3.8.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF file, related to improper handling of the CODE_CLEAR code.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.8 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Medium | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | 
| Integrity Impact | Partial | 
| Availability Impact | Partial | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2008:018, published Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000
 
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References | 
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4  |  
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libtiff-devel-3.8.2-141.154.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA libtiff3-3.8.2-141.8.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA libtiff3-3.8.2-141.142.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA libtiff3-3.8.2-141.152.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA libtiff3-3.8.2-141.154.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libtiff-devel-3.8.2-141.154.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 GA libtiff-devel-4.7.0-160000.2.2  | 
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA libtiff6-4.6.0-3.3  | 
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA libtiff6-4.6.0-slfo.1.1_1.3  | 
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11461  | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 15:52:42 2013CVE page last modified: Sun Nov 2 12:19:41 2025