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CVE-2022-3970

libtiff: integer overflow in function TIFFReadRGBATileExt of the file

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

Review impact separately from score.

Published · November 8, 2022

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

An integer overflow flaw was found in LibTIFF. This issue exists in the TIFFReadRGBATileExt function of the libtiff/tif_getimage.c file, and may lead to a buffer overflow.

Statement

Red Hat Product security rated this issue having Moderate security impact as the exploitation of this issue will most likely to cause a denial of service attack. The score is based on the worst case scenario that an attacker might use the integer overflow to trigger other vulnerabilities such as buffer overflow, that could result in more adverse effects.

CVSS score applicability

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.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-680 · Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow