CVE-2022-3597

libtiff: out-of-bounds write in _TIFFmemcpy in libtiff/tif_unix

Published Oct 21, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3278-1 tiff security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5333-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-42961 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5714-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
May 7, 2025, 8:49 PM
Reserved
Oct 19, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 21, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 21, 2022, 12:00 AM