CVE-2010-2483

Description

The TIFFRGBAImageGet function in LibTIFF 3.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a TIFF file with an invalid combination of SamplesPerPixel and Photometric values.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.27% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/+bug/591605
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://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1761 vdb entry
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2216
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0519.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40422 third party advisory 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
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=603081

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2483?
CVE-2010-2483 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2483?
To fix CVE-2010-2483, 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-2010-2483 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2483 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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