# CVE-2020-19131: Buffer Overflow in LibTiff v4.0.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the "invertImage()" function in the component "tiffcrop

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-07 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer Overflow in LibTiff v4.0.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the "invertImage()" function in the component "tiffcrop".

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## References

- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2831
- http://blog.topsec.com.cn/%E5%A4%A9%E8%9E%8D%E4%BF%A1%E5%85%B3%E4%BA%8Elibtiff%E4%B8%ADinvertimage%E5%87%BD%E6%95%B0%E5%A0%86%E6%BA%A2%E5%87%BA%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E%E7%9A%84%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00004.html

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