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
EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Libtiff
- Netapp Ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- N/a Libtiff — versions Not-Known
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (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.