CVE-2022-2521
Tiff Invalid Pointer Free Operations Denial of Service
Description
It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 31, 2022, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 7:01 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-2521.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/422 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/378 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/422 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/378 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/422 Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/378 Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 23, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2022-2521 libtiff: Invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input. Removed CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0095 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0302 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2521 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2122799 [No Types Assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-763 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input. CVE-2022-2521 libtiff: Invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2521 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0302 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0095 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2122799 [No Types Assigned] Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-763 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 30, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/422 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/422 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/378 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/378 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-763 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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0.25 }} 0.02%
score
0.63960
percentile