Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes LibTIFF File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2723 CVE ID : CVE-2006-2193 - CVE-2006-2656
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-07-10
Technical Description
Gentoo has released updated packages to address two vulnerabilities identified in LibTIFF. These flaws could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2197