CVE-2010-2596

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2596
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-07-02 12:43:53 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe OJPEGPostDecode function in tif_ojpeg.c in LibTIFF 3.9.0 and 3.9.2, as used in tiff2ps, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted TIFF image, related to "downsampled OJPEG input."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 2209 – Assertion failure in OJPEGPostDecode af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.maptools.org
Bug 583081 – Assorted libtiff failures on downsampled OJPEG input af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit
LibTIFF Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'[oss-security] CVE requests: LibTIFF' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Security Advisory SA50726 - Gentoo update for tiff - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
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