Medium severity · published Feb 11, 2022
CVE-2022-0562
Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFReadDirectory() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 4.0 to 4.3.0 could lead to Denial of Service…
5.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFReadDirectory() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 4.0 to 4.3.0 could lead to Denial of Service via crafted TIFF file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, a fix is available with commit 561599c.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0; 10.0; 11.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
35 · source: NVD
LI
Libtiff · Libtiff
4.0.0 through 4.3.0 · source: NVD
OS
Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0562
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0562
Patch
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/build/omnibus-mirror/libtiff/-/commit/561599c99f987dc32ae110370cfdd7df7975586b
Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0562.json
Exploit
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/362
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00001.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZEHZ35XVO2VBZ4HHCMM6J6TQIDSBQOM/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-10
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