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TITLE:
Red Hat update for libtiff

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31670

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31670/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/

DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for libtiff. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's
system.

For more information:
SA20488
SA31610

SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0848.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA20488:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20488/

SA31610:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31610/

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