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CVE-2022-3970

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-11-13
  • Fixed in4.5.0
  • WeaknessCWE-189

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Description

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function TIFFReadRGBATileExt of the file libtiff/tif_getimage.c. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 227500897dfb07fb7d27f7aa570050e62617e3be. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-213549 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-11-1308:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Libtiff
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.5< 4.5.04.5.0
Apple ipados
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.6< 16.616.6
Apple iphone os
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.6< 16.616.6

4 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As VulDB, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • LibTIFF

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-10-31

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libtiffTuxCare:OracleLinux:7all versions · fixed in 4.0.3-35.el7.tuxcare.els8and 3 other packages
  • libtiffTuxCare:CentOS:7all versions · fixed in 4.0.3-35.el7.tuxcare.els8and 3 other packages
  • libtiffRed Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamall versions · fixed in 0:4.4.0-7.el9and 4 other packages
  • libtiffRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamall versions · fixed in 0:4.0.9-27.el8and 4 other packages
  • libtiffopenEuler:22.03-LTSall versions · fixed in 4.3.0-21.oe2203
  • libtiffopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3all versions · fixed in 4.3.0-7.oe1
  • libtiffopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1all versions · fixed in 4.3.0-7.oe1
  • libtiffMageia:8all versions · fixed in 4.2.0-1.12.mga8

68 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-3970 Red Hat Product Security84 products fixed · 13 known affected

    libtiff: integer overflow in function TIFFReadRGBATileExt of the file

    libtiff as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · libtiff-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · libtiff-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +10 more

  • RHSA-2023:2883 Red Hat Product Security42 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update

  • RHSA-2023:2340 Red Hat Product Security42 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Libtiff to 4.5.0
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:2883 · 42 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 All running applications linked against libtiff must be restarted for this update to take effect.
  3. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-3970 · 11 productsOut of support scope
  4. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-3970 · 2 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-11-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-44v9-23w3-fv66

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3970?

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function TIFFReadRGBATileExt of the file libtiff/tif_getimage.c. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 227500897dfb07fb7d27f7aa570050e62617e3be. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-213549 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Is CVE-2022-3970 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-3970, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3970?

CVE-2022-3970 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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