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CVE-2022-0562
Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFReadDirectory() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 4.0 to…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.3%
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- Updated
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- GitLab
Description
Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFReadDirectory() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 4.0 to 4.3.0 could lead to Denial of Service via crafted TIFF file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, a fix is available with commit 561599c.
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitLab
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLabCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- Null pointer dereference in libtiff
- CWE-476 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-476 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (8)
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/362 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/build/omnibus-mirror/libtiff/-/commit/561599c99f987dc32ae110370cfdd7df7975586b (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0562.json (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-df1df6debd (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220306 [SECURITY] [DLA 2932-1] tiff security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- DSA-5108 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- GLSA-202210-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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