CVE-2010-2595: libtiff Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-2595 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 01-07-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The TIFFYCbCrtoRGB function in LibTIFF 3.9.0 and 3.9.2, as used in ImageMagick, does not properly handle invalid ReferenceBlackWhite values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF image that triggers an array index error, related to "downsampled OJPEG input."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.75%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.75% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- tiff< 3.9.6-1
Libtiff1 product
- libtiff3.9.0 | 3.9.2
2 vendors · 2 products
References
12 links- blackberry.com/btsc/KB27244X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2208X Refsource CONFIRM