CVE-2022-40090
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:00 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibTIFF
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
PoC
Description
An issue was discovered in function TIFFReadDirectory libtiff before 4.4.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted TIFF file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
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-835
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