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tiff — security advisory
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.
- Products
- tiff
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.8.2-11
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-2327
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:41 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2327
tiff
Fixed versions: 3.8.2-11
tiff
Fixed versions: 3.8.2-11
tiff
Fixed versions: 3.8.2-11
Complete source record
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