CVE-2022-2521
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CVE-2022-2521 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libtiff | Libtiff | 4.4.0 | Rc1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 | — |
References
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/422Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/378Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/422Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/378Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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