vulnerability
Arch Linux: Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2022-2953)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 29, 2022 | Jul 11, 2025 | Apr 9, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 29, 2022
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Apr 9, 2026
Description
LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in extractImageSection in tools/tiffcrop.c:6905, 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 48d6ece8.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2022-2953
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-2953
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-35174
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2953.json
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/48d6ece8389b01129e7d357f0985c8f938ce3da3
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/414
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221014-0008/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5333
- CWE-125
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-35174
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