libtiff.so is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) attack. A malicious user can pass a tiff file to the NeXTDecode
function in tif_next.c
to cause an out-of-bounds write that can crash the application.
bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2508
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/4
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/8
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/81696
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2939-1
github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/b18012dae552f85dcc5c57d3bf4e997a15b1cc1c
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16