CVE-2022-2521

libtiff: Invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 22, 2022

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-763 · Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference