CVE-2010-2067: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-2067 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-06-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.