CVE-2010-2481 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file due to improper handling of unknown tag types in LibTIFF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2481?
CVE-2010-2481 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 6 Jul 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2481?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2481?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-2481 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2481 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2481, GHSA-h44f-q2w8-95fm.