Out-of-bounds Read in Libtiff

CVE-2022-2869

libtiff's tiffcrop tool has a uint32_t underflow which leads to out of bounds read and write in the extractContigSamples8bits routine. An attacker who supplies a crafted file to tiffcrop could trigger this flaw, most likely by tricking a user into opening the crafted file with tiffcrop. Triggering this flaw could cause a crash or potentially further exploitation.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th 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-2022-2869?
CVE-2022-2869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-2869?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2869 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.