CVE-2010-2233 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted TIFF images due to improper vertical flip handling in LibTIFF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2233?
CVE-2010-2233 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 1 Jul 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 3.9.0 and 3.9.2 on 64-bit platforms, as used in ImageMagick, does not properly perform vertical flips, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, related to "downsampled OJPEG input."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2233?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2233?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-2233 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2233 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2233, GHSA-hxrv-xxfr-vpw3.