CVE-2010-2067
CVE-2010-2067 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.8)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 5% (91st percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Libtiff
- Published:
- Last modified:
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2067?
- 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.
- How severe is CVE-2010-2067?
- CVE-2010-2067 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2010-2067 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 5% (91st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2010-2067?
- CVE-2010-2067 primarily affects Libtiff. In total, 6 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2010-2067?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2010-2067 published?
- CVE-2010-2067 was published on 2010-06-24 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2212
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=874
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127731610612908&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/65676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40381
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50726
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.596424
- http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v3.9.4.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-954-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1638
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599576
Affected products (6)
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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