Back
CVE-2022-1623
LibTIFF master branch has an out-of-bounds read in LZWDecode in libtiff/tif_lzw.c:624, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- GitLab
Description
LibTIFF master branch has an out-of-bounds read in LZWDecode in libtiff/tif_lzw.c:624, 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 b4e79bfa.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLabCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- Out-of-bounds read in libtiff
- CWE-125 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-125 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (8)
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/410 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/b4e79bfa0c7d2d08f6f1e7ec38143fc8cb11394a (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1623.json (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220616-0005/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-ea3ebeff3d (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-e9fe21d102 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- GLSA-202210-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- DSA-5333 (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)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2022-1623)Record last updated .