CVE-2010-2631

LibTIFF 3.9.0 - Denial of Service via Crafted TIFF File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-2631. PoCs published by Tom Lane.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided entry describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in LibTIFF due to improper input validation. The exploit is referenced as a malicious TIFF file that can crash applications using the library.

Description

LibTIFF 3.9.0 ignores tags in certain situations during the first stage of TIFF file processing and does not properly handle this during the second stage, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2481.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Tom Lane · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34279

The provided entry describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in LibTIFF due to improper input validation. The exploit is referenced as a malicious TIFF file that can crash applications using the library.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LibTIFF (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A vulnerable version of LibTIFF · Ability to deliver a malicious TIFF file to the target application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2210
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50726

Scores

EPSS 0.0288
EPSS Percentile 85.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
libtiff/libtiff 3.9.0
Published Jul 06, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026