# CVE-2020-19143: Buffer Overflow in LibTiff v4.0.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the "TIFFVGetField" funtion in the component 'libtiff/t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-09 · 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 "TIFFVGetField" funtion in the component 'libtiff/tif_dir.c'.

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## Related

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## References

- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2851
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/158
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/119
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0005/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4997

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