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TI-2022-02730 Aliases CVE-2022-2953GHSA-xcmj-v3mr-j4qc

Out-of-bounds read in libtiff

Priority LOW 26CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in extractImageSection in tools/tiffcrop.c:6905, 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 48d6ece8.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00575 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
libtifflibtiffup to 4.4.0—No fix listedCNA
  • libtiff Vendorlibtiff Affected up to 4.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.4.0Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:0302 Released 2023-01-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libtiff-tools-4.4.0-5.el9_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libtiff-4.4.0-5.el9_1, libtiff-devel-4.4.0-5.el9_1
  • RHSA-2023:0095 Released 2023-01-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libtiff-tools-4.0.9-26.el8_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libtiff-4.0.9-26.el8_7, libtiff-devel-4.0.9-26.el8_7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:0095
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:0302
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:0095
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:0302

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2953
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcmj-v3mr-j4qc

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2023-28739 Libtiff: segment fault in libtiff in tiffreadrgbatileext() leading to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-10746 libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via extractContigSamplesBytes() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3215. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-03639 LibTIFF tif_getimage.c TIFFReadRGBATileExt integer overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-05765 Libtiff: out-of-memory in tiffopen via a craft file CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-03286 Out-of-bounds write in libtiff CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2006-03352 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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