#VU63379 Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF - CVE-2022-1056

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#VU63379 Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF - CVE-2022-1056

Published: May 18, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63379
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1056
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial-of-service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the tiffcrop component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted TIFF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial-of-service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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