CVE-2022-3626
Publication date 21 October 2022
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in _TIFFmemset in libtiff/tif_unix.c:340 when called from processCropSelections, tools/tiffcrop.c:7619, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit 236b7191.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| tiff | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5714-1
- LibTIFF vulnerabilities
- 8 November 2022