VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-2481
The TIFFExtractData macro in LibTIFF before 3.9.4 does not properly handle unknown tag types in TIFF directory entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.95%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.95%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The TIFFExtractData macro in LibTIFF before 3.9.4 does not properly handle unknown tag types in TIFF directory entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.95% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2210Exploit, Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127731610612908&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127736307002102&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127738540902757&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127781315415896&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127797353202873&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/30/22
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0519.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1761
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2210Exploit, Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127731610612908&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127736307002102&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127738540902757&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127781315415896&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127797353202873&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/30/22
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0519.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1761
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.