CVE-2010-2481: libtiff
CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2481
Published 06-07-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-2481 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 2.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.95%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 06-07-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.95%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.95% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score2.95%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.maptools.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- tiff< 3.9.4-1
Libtiff1 product
- libtiff≤ 3.9.3 | 3.4 | 3.4:beta18 | 3.4:beta24 | 3.4:beta28 | 3.4:beta29 | 3.4:beta31 | 3.4:beta32 | 3.4:beta34 | 3.4:beta35 | 3.4:beta36 | 3.4:beta37 | 3.5.1 | 3.5.2 | 3.5.3 | 3.5.4 | 3.5.5 | 3.5.6 | 3.5.6:beta | 3.5.7 | 3.5.7:alpha | 3.5.7:alpha2 | 3.5.7:alpha3 | 3.5.7:alpha4 | 3.5.7:beta | 3.6.0 | 3.6.0:beta | 3.6.0:beta2 | 3.6.1 | 3.7.0 | 3.7.0:alpha | 3.7.0:beta | 3.7.0:beta2 | 3.7.1 | 3.7.2 | 3.7.3 | 3.7.4 | 3.8.0 | 3.8.1 | 3.8.2 | 3.9 | 3.9.0 | 3.9.0:beta | 3.9.1 | 3.9.2
2 vendors · 2 products
