Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFFetchStripThing() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 3.9.0
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 69.1% of all records.
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: libtiff (AlmaLinux:8) 4.0.9-23.el8; libtiff-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 4.0.9-23.el8; libtiff-tools (AlmaLinux:8) 4.0.9-23.el8.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to libtiff (AlmaLinux:8) 4.0.9-23.el8; libtiff-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 4.0.9-23.el8; libtiff-tools (AlmaLinux:8) 4.0.9-23.el8 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFFetchStripThing() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 3.9.0 to 4.3.0 could lead to Denial of Service via crafted TIFF file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit eecb0712.
- Published
- Feb 11, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.2% · 69th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-476
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.2%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.5
- CNA · GitLab
- 5.5
- agree
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| netapp | ontap select deploy administration utility | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux10.0
- debian debian linux11.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- fedoraproject fedora35
- libtiff libtiff3.9.0 and later · up to 4.3.0 inclusive
- netapp ontap select deploy administration utilityall versions
- redhat enterprise linux8.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitLab). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
libtiff libtiff
- >=3.9.0, <=4.3.0affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | libtiff | before 4.0.9-23.el8 | 4.0.9-23.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libtiff-devel | before 4.0.9-23.el8 | 4.0.9-23.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libtiff-tools | before 4.0.9-23.el8 | 4.0.9-23.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libtiff | before 4.4.0-2.el9 | 4.4.0-2.el9 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libtiff-devel | before 4.4.0-2.el9 | 4.4.0-2.el9 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libtiff-tools | before 4.4.0-2.el9 | 4.4.0-2.el9 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | tiff | before 4.3.0-r0 | 4.3.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | tiff | before 4.3.0-r1 | 4.3.0-r1 |
| Debian:10 | tiff | before 4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u4 | 4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u4 |
| Debian:11 | tiff | before 4.2.0-1+deb11u1 | 4.2.0-1+deb11u1 |
| Debian:12 | tiff | before 4.3.0-4 | 4.3.0-4 |
| Debian:9 | tiff | before 4.0.8-2+deb9u8 | 4.0.8-2+deb9u8 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | tiff | before 4.0.9-150000.45.8.1 | 4.0.9-150000.45.8.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.2 | tiff | before 4.0.9-150000.45.16.1 | 4.0.9-150000.45.16.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | tiff | before 4.3.0-2.1 | 4.3.0-2.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libtiff | before 0:4.0.9-23.el8 | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libtiff-debuginfo | before 0:4.0.9-23.el8 | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libtiff-debugsource | before 0:4.0.9-23.el8 | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libtiff-devel | before 0:4.0.9-23.el8 | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | libtiff-tools-debuginfo | before 0:4.0.9-23.el8 | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | libtiff-tools | before 0:4.0.9-23.el8 | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | libtiff | before 0:4.4.0-2.el9 | 0:4.4.0-2.el9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | libtiff-debuginfo | before 0:4.4.0-2.el9 | 0:4.4.0-2.el9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | libtiff-debugsource | before 0:4.4.0-2.el9 | 0:4.4.0-2.el9 |
+8
Same product
libtiff: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2006-3459Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow co46Plan
- CVE-2004-1308Integer overflow in (1) tif_dirread.c and (2) tif_fax3.c for libtiff 3.5.7 and 3.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a44Plan
- CVE-2018-12900Heap-based buffer overflow in the cpSeparateBufToContigBuf function in tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0beta7, 4.43Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2020-35524Mar 9, 2021 · A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in libtiff in the handling of TIFF images in libtiff's TIFF2PDF tool.32Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2022-22844Jan 10, 2022 · LibTIFF 4.3.0 has an out-of-bounds read in _TIFFmemcpy in tif_unix.c in certain situations involving a custom tag and 0x0200 as the second w22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2022-0562Feb 11, 2022 · Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFReadDirectory() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 4.0 to 422Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| almalinux:libtiff | 4.0.9-23.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:libtiff-devel | 4.0.9-23.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:libtiff-tools | 4.0.9-23.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| alpine:tiff | 4.3.0-r0 · Alpine:v3.13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:tiff | 4.3.0-4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.8.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libtiff | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libtiff-debuginfo | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libtiff-debugsource | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libtiff-devel | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libtiff-tools | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libtiff-tools-debuginfo | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:libtiff | 0:4.0.9-23.el8 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.8.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:tiff | 4.0.9-44.48.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer DereferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0561.json
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00001.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZEHZ35XVO2VBZ4HHCMM6J6TQIDSBQOM/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-10
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0001/
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5108
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.