CVE-2010-2630

libtiff: crash on out-of-order codec-specific tags

Published Jul 6, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
The TIFFReadDirectory function in LibTIFF 3.9.0 does not properly validate the data types of codec-specific tags that have an out-of-order position in a TIFF file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2481.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2552-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2634 The TIFFReadDirectory function in LibTIFF 3.9.0 does not properly validate the data types of codec-specific tags that have an out-of-order position in a TIFF file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2481.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1085-1 tiff vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:39 AM
Reserved
Jul 6, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 6, 2010, 5:17 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:21 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 11, 2010, 12:00 AM