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title: "CVE-2022-0865\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2022-0865

Publication date 10 March 2022

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0865?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Reachable Assertion in tiffcp in libtiff 4.3.0 allows attackers to cause a
denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff
from sources, the fix is available with commit 5e180045.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| tiff | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Fixed 4.3.0-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.3 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.5 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0865)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0865)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-0865)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0865)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-5421-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5421-1)
+ LibTIFF vulnerabilities
+ 16 May 2022

### Other references

* <https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/385>
* <https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/306>
* <https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/a1c933dabd0e1c54a412f3f84ae0aa58115c6067>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0865>