Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-40090
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the libtiff package (AlmaLinux). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 38.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in function TIFFReadDirectory libtiff before 4.4.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted TIFF file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | libtiff | 4.4.0-12.el9 | ALSA-2024:2289 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libtiff-devel | 4.4.0-12.el9 | ALSA-2024:2289 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libtiff-tools | 4.4.0-12.el9 | ALSA-2024:2289 |
| Debian:12 | tiff | 4.5.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40090 |
| Debian:13 | tiff | 4.5.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40090 |
| Debian:14 | tiff | 4.5.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40090 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tiff | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7 | USN-6512-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tiff | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40090 |