VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-2521
It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.25%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.25% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-763
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/422Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/378Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/422Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/378Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.