CVE-2010-2595 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash applications using LibTIFF by sending crafted TIFF images with invalid ReferenceBlackWhite values, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2010-2595?
CVE-2010-2595 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 1 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 TIFFYCbCrtoRGB function in LibTIFF 3.9.0 and 3.9.2, as used in ImageMagick, does not properly handle invalid ReferenceBlackWhite values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF image that triggers an array index error, related to "downsampled OJPEG input."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2595?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2595?
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-2010-2595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2595, GHSA-wvcx-9365-9p2w.