libtiff up to 4.3.x TIFF File TIFFReadDirectory denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in libtiff up to 4.3.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is the function TIFFReadDirectory of the component TIFF File Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-40090. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libtiff up to 4.3.x (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function TIFFReadDirectory 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. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in function TIFFReadDirectory libtiff before 4.4.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted TIFF file.

The weakness was presented 08/23/2023 as 455. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-40090 since 09/06/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240052 (TencentOS Server 4: libtiff (TSSA-2024:0785)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (240052). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 240052
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: libtiff (TSSA-2024:0785)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libtiff 4.4.0
Patch: gitlab.com

Timelineinfo

09/06/2022 🔍
08/23/2023 +351 days 🔍
08/23/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/17/2025 +664 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: 455
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-40090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237698

Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2023 07:39
Updated: 06/17/2025 14:15
Changes: 08/23/2023 07:39 (43), 09/14/2023 14:22 (11), 06/17/2025 14:15 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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