CVE-2022-0908

tiff: Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy in TIFFFetchNormalTag() in tif_dirread.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 11, 2022

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in LibTIFF where a NULL source pointer passed as an argument to the memcpy() function within the TIFFFetchNormalTag() in tif_dirread.c. This flaw allows an attacker with a crafted TIFF file to cause a crash that leads to a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference