CVE-2022-0891 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the libtiff library (version 4.3.0), specifically within the ExtractImageSection function in tiffcrop.c. This flaw affects products like Debian, Fedora Project, and NetApp, allowing an attacker to trigger out-of-bounds memory access by providing a specially crafted TIFF image file. Rated 7.1 HIGH, the vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring user interaction (opening the malicious file) to potentially cause an application crash, information disclosure, or other context-dependent impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.9.0, <= 4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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A heap buffer overflow in ExtractImageSection function in tiffcrop.c in libtiff library Version 4.3.0 allows attacker to trigger unsafe or out of bounds memory access via crafted TIFF image file which could result into application crash potential information disclosure or any other context-dependent impact
Mar 8, 2022libtiff: heap buffer overflow in extractImageSection
Feb 22, 2022