VDB-204553 · CVE-2022-34266 · ALAS-2022-1814

LibTIFF 4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.1 on Amazon Linux TIFF File tif_dirread.c TIFFFetchStripThing uninitialized resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in LibTIFF 4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.1 on Amazon Linux. This affects the function TIFFFetchStripThing of the file tif_dirread.c of the component TIFF File Handler. This manipulation causes uninitialized resource. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-34266. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in LibTIFF 4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.1 on Amazon Linux (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability 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 uninitialized resource vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-908. The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.1 package for LibTIFF on Amazon Linux 2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-0562. When processing a malicious TIFF file, an invalid range may be passed as an argument to the memset() function within TIFFFetchStripThing() in tif_dirread.c. This will cause TIFFFetchStripThing() to segfault after use of an uninitialized resource.

The weakness was presented 07/20/2022 as ALAS-2022-1814. The advisory is shared at alas.aws.amazon.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-34266 since 06/21/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Name

LibTIFF

Version

4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.1

License

open-source

Website

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

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Class: Uninitialized resource
CWE: CWE-908
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Timelineinfo

06/21/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +29 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: ALAS-2022-1814
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-34266 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34266
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204553

Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2022 09:44
Updated: 09/30/2025 16:45
Changes: 07/20/2022 09:44 (51), 09/30/2025 16:45 (26)
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