LibTIFF 4.3.0 tiffcp denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in LibTIFF 4.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component tiffcp. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-0865. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in LibTIFF 4.3.0 (Image Processing Software). Affected is an unknown function of the component tiffcp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was disclosed 03/10/2022 as 385. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-0865 since 03/04/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. 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 a patch 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-2022-15907). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: gitlab.com

Timelineinfo

03/04/2022 🔍
03/10/2022 +6 days 🔍
03/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2026 +1482 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: 385
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-0865 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0865
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-194502
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2022 20:33
Updated: 03/31/2026 03:47
Changes: 03/10/2022 20:33 (51), 03/12/2022 11:47 (1), 11/11/2025 16:04 (16), 03/31/2026 03:47 (1)
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