Buffer overflow in Libtiff
CVE-2022-48281
processCropSelections in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF through 4.5.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow (e.g., "WRITE of size 307203") via a crafted TIFF image.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libtiff
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/488 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/d1b6b9c1b3cae2d9e37754506c1ad8f4f7b646b5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00037.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230302-0004/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-31 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-48281?
- CVE-2022-48281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-48281?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-48281 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.