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CVE-2022-3597

Published: 21 October 2022

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in _TIFFmemcpy in libtiff/tif_unix.c:346 when called from extractImageSection, tools/tiffcrop.c:6826, allowing 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 236b7191.

Notes

AuthorNote
0xnishit
This issue has been already patched in USN-5714-1

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tiff
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
focal Not vulnerable
(code not present)
jammy Not vulnerable
(code no present)
kinetic
Released (4.4.0-4ubuntu3.1)
lunar
Released (4.4.0-6ubuntu1)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream
Released (4.4.0-5)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
upstream: https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/236b7191f04c60d09ee836ae13b50f812c841047

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H