vulnerability
Arch Linux: Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2022-1623)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 11, 2022 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 11, 2022
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
LibTIFF master branch has an out-of-bounds read in LZWDecode in libtiff/tif_lzw.c:624, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit b4e79bfa.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2022-1623
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-1623
- URL-https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1623.json
- URL-https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/b4e79bfa0c7d2d08f6f1e7ec38143fc8cb11394a
- URL-https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/410
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C7IWZTB4J2N4F5OR5QY4VHDSKWKZSWN3/
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UXAFOP6QQRNZD3HPZ6BMCEZZOM4YIZMK/
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-10
- URL-https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220616-0005/
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333
- CWE-125
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