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CVE-2022-3970

6.3 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF.

Published Nov 13, 2022CWE-189EPSS 1.33%

Overview

CVE-2022-3970 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 13, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=53137Refgitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/227500897dfb07fb7d27f7aa570050e62617e3beReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00018.htmlRefoss-fuzz.com/download?testcase_id=5738253143900160Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221215-0009/Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT213841Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT213843Refvuldb.com/?id.213549Refbugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=53137Refgitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/227500897dfb07fb7d27f7aa570050e62617e3be

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3970?

CVE-2022-3970 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 13, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-3970?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-3970?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-3970?

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