CVE-2010-2483: libtiff

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-2483 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-07-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The TIFFRGBAImageGet function in LibTIFF 3.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a TIFF file with an invalid combination of SamplesPerPixel and Photometric values.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.