CVE-2010-2481

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.61% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127736307002102&w=2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/40527 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127781315415896&w=2 mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127731610612908&w=2 mailing list
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2210 patch exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1761 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0519.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127738540902757&w=2 mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127797353202873&w=2 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/30/22 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/50726 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2481?
CVE-2010-2481 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2481?
To fix CVE-2010-2481, 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-2010-2481 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2481 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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