CVE-2010-2067

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the TIFFFetchSubjectDistance function in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF before 3.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long EXIF SubjectDistance field in a TIFF file.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.80% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/40241 third party advisory
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2212 third party advisory issue tracking
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127731610612908&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1638 third party advisory vdb entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.596424 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/65676 vdb entry broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-954-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v3.9.4.html broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599576 third party advisory issue tracking
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=874 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40381 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50726 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2067?
CVE-2010-2067 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2067?
To fix CVE-2010-2067, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2067 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2067 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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