CVE-2010-2598

Public Exploit

Description

LibTIFF in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 on x86_64 platforms, as used in tiff2rgba, attempts to process image data even when the required compression functionality is not configured, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF image, related to "downsampled OJPEG input."

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1761 vdb entry broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0520.html vendor advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/40536 third party advisory permissions required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=583081 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2598?
CVE-2010-2598 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2598?
To fix CVE-2010-2598, 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-2010-2598 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2598 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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