CVE-2022-0924

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in Libtiffs' cpContigBufToSeparateBuf() function of the tiffcp.c file. This flaw allows an attacker with a crafted TIFF file to trigger a heap out-of-bounds read access issue, causing a crash that leads to a denial of service.

All versions of Libtiff shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux are affected, because of the presence of vulnerable code in our code-base.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a Moderate security impact, and since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 are Out-of-Support-Scope, the issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. Only Important and Critical severity flaws will be addressed at this time.

For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle & Updates Policy: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.