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01 Record

CVE-2022-2953

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in extractImageSection in tools/tiffcrop.c:6905, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitLab
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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02 Description

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in extractImageSection in tools/tiffcrop.c:6905, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from

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
0.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 47.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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
Moderate. 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
2022-08-29 00:00Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 00:53Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2022-08-22
Assigning CNA
GitLab
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
d6d3e472dc98ae87741bcfdb9d1731a78a099d3752c2fa89f187df6f2ebb6fe0

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
libtifflibtiff<=4.4.0—

06 References

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.