CVE-2022-2521
published 2022-08-31CVE-2022-2521: It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a…
PriorityP426medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.98%
58.0th percentile
It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | tiff | < tiff 4.4.0-6 (bookworm) | tiff 4.4.0-6 (bookworm) |
| libtiff | libtiff | — | — |
| libtiff | libtiff | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5LOW
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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VulDB
libtiff 4.4.0rc1 tif_close.c TIFFClose release of reference (Issue 422 / EUVD-2022-34778)
vuldb·2026-05-26·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2521 [MEDIUM] libtiff 4.4.0rc1 tif_close.c TIFFClose release of reference (Issue 422 / EUVD-2022-34778)
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1. This impacts the function TIFFClose of the file tif_close.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to release of reference.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2521. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
OSV
tiff vulnerabilities
osv·2022-11-08·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2519 [MEDIUM] tiff vulnerabilities
tiff vulnerabilities
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain memory operations
when using tiffcrop. An attacker could trick a user into processing a specially
crafted tiff image file and potentially use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-2519, CVE-2022-2520,
CVE-2022-2521, CVE-2022-2953)
It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly perform bounds checking in
certain operations when using tiffcrop. An attacker could trick a user into
processing a specially crafted tiff image file and potentially use this issue
to allow for information disclosure or to cause the application to crash. This
issue only affected to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-2867, CVE-2022-2868, CVE-2022-2869)
GHSA
GHSA-42g8-vhhw-vw3f: It was found in libtiff 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-09-01
CVE-2022-2521 [MEDIUM] CWE-763 GHSA-42g8-vhhw-vw3f: It was found in libtiff 4
It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.
OSV
CVE-2022-2521: It was found in libtiff 4
osv·2022-08-31·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2521 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-2521: It was found in libtiff 4
It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.
Ubuntu
LibTIFF vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-11-08·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2869 [MEDIUM] LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Title: LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain memory operations
when using tiffcrop. An attacker could trick a user into processing a specially
crafted tiff image file and potentially use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-2519, CVE-2022-2520,
CVE-2022-2521, CVE-2022-2953)
It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly perform bounds checking in
certain operations when using tiffcrop. An attacker could trick a user into
processing a specially crafted tiff image file and potentially use this issue
to allow for information disclosure or to cause the application to crash. This
issue only affected to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS an
Red Hat
libtiff: Invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c
vendor_redhat·2022-05-22·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2521 [MEDIUM] CWE-763 libtiff: Invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c
libtiff: Invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c
It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: compat-libtiff3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Out of support scope
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Out of support scope
Package: compat-libtiff3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Fix deferred
Debian
CVE-2022-2521: tiff - It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-2521 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-2521: tiff - It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation...
It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.4.0-6)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.2.0-1+deb11u3)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.4.0-6)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.4.0-6)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.4.0-6)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2022-08-31
Published