CVE-2010-2631 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF file due to improper tag handling 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-2010-2631?
CVE-2010-2631 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
LibTIFF 3.9.0 ignores tags in certain situations during the first stage of TIFF file processing and does not properly handle this during the second stage, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2481.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2631?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2631?
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-2010-2631 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-2631 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2631, GHSA-6qwx-wr4q-r588.