Out-of-bounds Read in Libtiff

CVE-2022-22844

LibTIFF 4.3.0 has an out-of-bounds read in _TIFFmemcpy in tif_unix.c in certain situations involving a custom tag and 0x0200 as the second word of the DE field.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (68.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22844?
CVE-2022-22844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-22844?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-22844 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.