CVE-2022-48281

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 37.2% 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.

Published

2023-01-23 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-03 14:04Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-01-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

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

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

93e026979ca43f57bf002d13e3c917ff90384866220e83dbf912faea8779cc24

• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/488
• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/d1b6b9c1b3cae2d9e37754506c1ad8f4f7b646b5
• www.debian.orgDSA-5333https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333vendor-advisory
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20230130 [SECURITY] [DLA 3297-1] tiff security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00037.htmlmailing-list
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230302-0004/
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202305-31https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-31vendor-advisory