CVE-2006-2656
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Stack-based buffer overflow in the tiffsplit command in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier might might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: tiffsplit is not setuid. If there is not a common scenario under which tiffsplit is called with attacker-controlled command line arguments, then perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.
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Statement
This issue was addressed in libtiff packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0603.html
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 (libtiff) | RHSA-2006:0603 | 2006-08-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (libtiff) | RHSA-2006:0603 | 2006-08-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (libtiff) | RHSA-2006:0603 | 2006-08-02 |
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