CVE-2022-0562
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 11, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:20 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraLibTIFF
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFReadDirectory() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 4.0 to 4.3.0 could lead to Denial of Service via crafted TIFF file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, a fix is available with commit 561599c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/build/omnibus-mirror/libtiff/-/commit/561599c99f987dc32ae110370cfdd7df7975586b
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/362
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZEHZ35XVO2VBZ4HHCMM6J6TQIDSBQOM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-10
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5108
References (8)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/build/omnibus-mirror/libtiff/-/commit/561599c99f987dc32ae110370cfdd7df7975586bThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0562.jsonExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/362Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00001.htmlVendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-10Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0001/Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5108CVSS
5.5MEDIUMGitLab
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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