CVE-2022-48281

Public Exploit

Description

processCropSelections in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF through 4.5.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow (e.g., "WRITE of size 307203") via a crafted TIFF image.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/488 patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/d1b6b9c1b3cae2d9e37754506c1ad8f4f7b646b5 third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00037.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230302-0004/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-31 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-48281?
CVE-2022-48281 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-48281?
To fix CVE-2022-48281, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-48281 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-48281 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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