6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-40090
Libtiff Denial of Service TIFF File
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 22, 2023, 7:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 26, 2023, 2:13 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-40090 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-40090 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libtiff libtiff
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2022-40090.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/455 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/386 Issue Tracking Patch

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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firmianay/security-issues

Some security issues I found

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 6, 2022, 2:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-40090 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-40090 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2023

    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/455 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/455 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/386 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/386 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-835
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.4.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.01%

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0.31603

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