FKIE_CVE-2010-2481

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-07-06 17:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:20
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2210Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127731610612908&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127736307002102&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127738540902757&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127781315415896&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127797353202873&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/40527
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50726
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/30/22
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0519.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1761
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2210Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127731610612908&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127736307002102&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127738540902757&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127781315415896&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127797353202873&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/40527
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/30/22
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0519.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1761
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libtiff libtiff *
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.4
libtiff libtiff 3.5.1
libtiff libtiff 3.5.2
libtiff libtiff 3.5.3
libtiff libtiff 3.5.4
libtiff libtiff 3.5.5
libtiff libtiff 3.5.6
libtiff libtiff 3.5.6
libtiff libtiff 3.5.7
libtiff libtiff 3.5.7
libtiff libtiff 3.5.7
libtiff libtiff 3.5.7
libtiff libtiff 3.5.7
libtiff libtiff 3.5.7
libtiff libtiff 3.6.0
libtiff libtiff 3.6.0
libtiff libtiff 3.6.0
libtiff libtiff 3.6.1
libtiff libtiff 3.7.0
libtiff libtiff 3.7.0
libtiff libtiff 3.7.0
libtiff libtiff 3.7.0
libtiff libtiff 3.7.1
libtiff libtiff 3.7.2
libtiff libtiff 3.7.3
libtiff libtiff 3.7.4
libtiff libtiff 3.8.0
libtiff libtiff 3.8.1
libtiff libtiff 3.8.2
libtiff libtiff 3.9
libtiff libtiff 3.9.0
libtiff libtiff 3.9.0
libtiff libtiff 3.9.1
libtiff libtiff 3.9.2
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
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    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La macro TIFFExtractData en LibTIFF anteior v3.9.4 no maneja adecuadamente tipos de etiquetas desconocidas en entradas de directorios TIFF, lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (lectura fuera de rango y ca\u00edda de programa) a trav\u00e9s de ficheros TIFF manipulados. \r\n"
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  "id": "CVE-2010-2481",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:20:50.173",
  "metrics": {
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      {
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
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Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.