medium
4.3
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other 476
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2010-2482: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Tue Jul 06 2010(Updated: )

LibTIFF 3.9.4 and earlier does not properly handle an invalid td_stripbytecount field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted TIFF file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2443.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
tiff<=3.9.4
tiff=3.4
tiff=3.4-beta18
tiff=3.4-beta24
tiff=3.4-beta28
tiff=3.4-beta29
tiff=3.4-beta31
tiff=3.4-beta32
tiff=3.4-beta34
tiff=3.4-beta35
tiff=3.4-beta36
tiff=3.4-beta37
tiff=3.5.1
tiff=3.5.2
tiff=3.5.3
tiff=3.5.4
tiff=3.5.5
tiff=3.5.6
tiff=3.5.6-beta
tiff=3.5.7
tiff=3.5.7-alpha
tiff=3.5.7-alpha2
tiff=3.5.7-alpha3
tiff=3.5.7-alpha4
tiff=3.5.7-beta
tiff=3.6.0
tiff=3.6.0-beta
tiff=3.6.0-beta2
tiff=3.6.1
tiff=3.7.0
tiff=3.7.0-alpha
tiff=3.7.0-beta
tiff=3.7.0-beta2
tiff=3.7.1
tiff=3.7.2
tiff=3.7.3
tiff=3.7.4
tiff=3.8.0
tiff=3.8.1
tiff=3.8.2
tiff=3.9.0
tiff=3.9.0-beta
tiff=3.9.1
tiff=3.9.2
tiff=3.9.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-2482?

    CVE-2010-2482 has been classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a NULL pointer dereference that can crash the application.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-2482?

    To mitigate CVE-2010-2482, upgrade to a version of LibTIFF that is greater than 3.9.4.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2010-2482?

    CVE-2010-2482 can be exploited by attackers sending specially crafted TIFF files to the affected application.

  • Which versions of LibTIFF are affected by CVE-2010-2482?

    LibTIFF versions 3.9.4 and earlier are affected by CVE-2010-2482.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2010-2482 on affected systems?

    The impact of CVE-2010-2482 is a denial of service, causing the affected application to crash when processing malformed TIFF files.

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