Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2022 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2022-1623
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in libtiff from libtiff. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 30.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
LibTIFF master branch has an out-of-bounds read in LZWDecode in libtiff/tif_lzw.c:624, 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 b4e79bfa.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | tiff | 4.4.0~rc1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1623 |
| Debian:13 | tiff | 4.4.0~rc1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1623 |
| Debian:14 | tiff | 4.4.0~rc1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1623 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/410
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/b4e79bfa0c7d2d08f6f1e7ec38143fc8cb11394a
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1623.json
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220616-0005/
- FEDORA-2022-ea3ebeff3d vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-e9fe21d102 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202210-10 vendor-advisory
- DSA-5333 vendor-advisory