# 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 cau

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

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

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