CVE-2022-3597

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxActive IQ Unified ManagerLibTIFF

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in _TIFFmemcpy in libtiff/tif_unix.c:346 when called from extractImageSection, tools/tiffcrop.c:6826, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit 236b7191.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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