CVE-2022-2521
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 70.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-08-31 00:00Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 00:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-07-22
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-763Release of Invalid Pointer or ReferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- df7cebc419fb6dd5d88184fd060df2fcae24fa7ecdba833220f7c8af2ce49d48
05 Affected products
06 References
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/422
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/378
- www.debian.orgDSA-5333https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- libtiff Fixed in 4.0.9-26.el8_7
- libtiff-devel Fixed in 4.0.9-26.el8_7
- libtiff-tools Fixed in 4.0.9-26.el8_7
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- libtiff Fixed in 4.4.0-5.el9_1
- libtiff-devel Fixed in 4.4.0-5.el9_1
- libtiff-tools Fixed in 4.4.0-5.el9_1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- libtiff Fixed in 4.0.9-26.el8_7
- libtiff-devel Fixed in 4.0.9-26.el8_7
- libtiff-tools Fixed in 4.0.9-26.el8_7
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- libtiff Fixed in 4.4.0-5.el9_1
- libtiff-devel Fixed in 4.4.0-5.el9_1
- libtiff-tools Fixed in 4.4.0-5.el9_1
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- tiff Fixed in 4.4.0-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- tiff Fixed in 4.4.0-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- tiff Fixed in 4.4.0-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.