# CVE-2010-2443: The OJPEGReadBufferFill function in tif\_ojpeg.c in LibTIFF before 3.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer d

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The OJPEGReadBufferFill function in tif_ojpeg.c in LibTIFF before 3.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an OJPEG image with undefined strip offsets, related to the TIFFVGetField function.

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## References

- http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v3.9.3.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127736307002102&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127781315415896&w=2
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_2065_cve_2010
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0204
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/tiff/+bug/589145
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50726

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