LibTIFF up to 4.3.0 TIFF File tif_dirread.c TIFFFetchStripThing denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in LibTIFF up to 4.3.0. The impacted element is the function TIFFFetchStripThing of the file tif_dirread.c of the component TIFF File Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-0561. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.3.0 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function TIFFFetchStripThing of the file tif_dirread.c of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was shared 02/12/2022 as 362. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-0561 since 02/10/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 274520 (Oracle Linux 8 : mingw-libtiff (ELSA-2025-19906)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch eecb0712f4c3a5b449f70c57988260a667ddbdef is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (274520) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-15680). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 274520
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 8 : mingw-libtiff (ELSA-2025-19906)

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: eecb0712f4c3a5b449f70c57988260a667ddbdef

Timelineinfo

02/10/2022 🔍
02/12/2022 +2 days 🔍
02/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2026 +1506 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: 362
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-0561 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0561
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192914
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2022 06:51
Updated: 03/29/2026 03:13
Changes: 02/12/2022 06:51 (54), 02/16/2022 14:01 (1), 11/11/2025 15:04 (16), 03/29/2026 03:13 (1)
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