What is CVE-2022-3570?

CVE-2022-3570 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-3570?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3570 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Libtiff

CVE-2022-3570

Multiple heap buffer overflows in tiffcrop.c utility in libtiff library Version 4.4.0 allows attacker to trigger unsafe or out of bounds memory access via crafted TIFF image file which could result into application crash, potential information disclosure or any other context-dependent impact

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-10-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Libtiff — versions >=3.9.0, <=4.4.0
Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/381 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/386 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/bd94a9b383d8755a27b5a1bc27660b8ad10b094c (Patch)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3570.json (VDB Entry, 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)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0002/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3570?: CVE-2022-3570 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-3570?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3570 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.