CVE-2010-2443

Description

The OJPEGReadBufferFill function in tif_ojpeg.c in LibTIFF before 3.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an OJPEG image with undefined strip offsets, related to the TIFFVGetField function.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.67% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v3.9.3.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127736307002102&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127781315415896&w=2	mailing list
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_2065_cve_2010
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0204	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/tiff/+bug/589145
http://secunia.com/advisories/50726	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2443?: CVE-2010-2443 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2443?: To fix CVE-2010-2443, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2443 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-2443 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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