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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | >=4.0, <=4.3.0 |
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/build/omnibus-mirror/libtiff/-/commit/561599c99f987dc32ae110370cfdd7df7975586bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0562.jsonThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/362Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZEHZ35XVO2VBZ4HHCMM6J6TQIDSBQOM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-10Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5108Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/build/omnibus-mirror/libtiff/-/commit/561599c99f987dc32ae110370cfdd7df7975586bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0562.jsonThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/362Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZEHZ35XVO2VBZ4HHCMM6J6TQIDSBQOM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-10Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5108Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 11, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified