Buffer overflow in Libtiff
CVE-2022-1355
A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in Libtiffs' tiffcp.c in main() function. This flaw allows an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF file to the tiffcp tool, triggering a stack buffer overflow issue, possibly corrupting the memory, and causing a crash that leads to a denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Libtiff
- NetApp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Libtiff — versions Not-Known
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/400 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/323 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1355 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221014-0007/ (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-10 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00018.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1355?
- CVE-2022-1355 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-08-31.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1355?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1355 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.