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CVE-2010-2598 json

LibTIFF in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 on x86_64 platforms, as used in tiff2rgba, attempts to process image data even when the requir…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2602

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

LibTIFF in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 on x86_64 platforms, as used in tiff2rgba, attempts to process image data even when the required compression functionality is not configured, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF image, related to "downsampled OJPEG input."

Patch / fix

  • tiff Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.9.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2598

  • libtiff RHEL 3 3.5.7-34.el3

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0520

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-2598 updated cvss 4.3

libtiff: crash when reading image with not configured compression

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-34.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-34.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-34.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libtiff 3.5.7-34.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0520
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 libtiff Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libtiff Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libtiff
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=583081 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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