4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-4665
LibTIFF Integer Overflow in ReadDirectory
Description

Integer overflow in the ReadDirectory function in tiffdump.c in tiffdump in LibTIFF before 3.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file containing a directory data structure with many directory entries.

INFO

Published Date :

May 3, 2011, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 3:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-4665 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libtiff libtiff

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-4665 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2010-4665 libtiff tiffdump integer overflow Integer overflow in the ReadDirectory function in tiffdump.c in tiffdump in LibTIFF before 3.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file containing a directory data structure with many directory entries.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0519 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4665 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Integer overflow in the ReadDirectory function in tiffdump.c in tiffdump in LibTIFF before 3.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file containing a directory data structure with many directory entries. CVE-2010-4665 libtiff tiffdump integer overflow
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0519 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4665 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.48 }} 0.00%

score

0.91150

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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