The TIFFRGBAImageGet function in LibTIFF 3.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
Priority LOW 24CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0197 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2010:0519 Released 2010-07-08 · Red Hat rating Importantlibtiff security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libtiff-3.8.2-7.el5_5.5, libtiff-3.8.2-7.el5_5.5.i386, libtiff-3.8.2-7.el5_5.5.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5, libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libtiff-3.8.2-7.el5_5.5, libtiff-3.8.2-7.el5_5.5.i386, libtiff-devel-3.8.2-7.el5_5.5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libtiff-3.8.2-7.el5_5.5, libtiff-devel-3.8.2-7.el5_5.5, libtiff-devel-3.8.2-7.el5_5.5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5, libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5.i386, libtiff-devel-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5, libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5, libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5.i386, libtiff-3.6.1-12.el4_8.5.ia64 +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0519 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0519 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0519 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0519 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0519 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0519 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0519 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2483
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-47hf-9252-738h
References
Advisory 2
Other 10
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/+bug/591605
- [oss-security] 20100624 Re: CVE requests: LibTIFF
- [oss-security] 20100629 Re: CVE requests: LibTIFF
- [oss-security] 20100623 CVE requests: LibTIFF
- ADV-2010-1761
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2216
- [oss-security] 20100624 Re: CVE requests: LibTIFF
- [oss-security] 20100701 Re: CVE requests: LibTIFF
- [oss-security] 20100630 Re: CVE requests: LibTIFF
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=603081
More Libtiff vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-28739 Libtiff: segment fault in libtiff in tiffreadrgbatileext() leading to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-10746 libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via extractContigSamplesBytes() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3215. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03639 LibTIFF tif_getimage.c TIFFReadRGBATileExt integer overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-05765 Libtiff: out-of-memory in tiffopen via a craft file CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-03286 Out-of-bounds write in libtiff CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2006-03352 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2010-2483 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-2483 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-47hf-9252-738h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-2483 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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