LibTIFF up to 4.3.0 TIFF File tif_dirread.c TIFFFetchNormalTag null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in LibTIFF up to 4.3.0. Affected is the function TIFFFetchNormalTag of the file tif_dirread.c of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-0908. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.3.0 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function TIFFFetchNormalTag of the file tif_dirread.c of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was published 03/11/2022 as 383. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-0908 since 03/10/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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 a95b799f65064e4ba2e2dfc206808f86faf93e85 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-2022-15938). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Name

LibTIFF

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: http://www.libtiff.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
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: a95b799f65064e4ba2e2dfc206808f86faf93e85

Timelineinfo

03/10/2022 🔍
03/11/2022 +1 days 🔍
03/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2026 +1481 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: 383
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-0908 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-194765
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2022 21:36
Updated: 03/31/2026 12:42
Changes: 03/11/2022 21:36 (54), 03/14/2022 14:07 (1), 11/12/2025 01:59 (16), 03/31/2026 12:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:CF3:103

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