CVE-2022-1210

LibTIFF tiff2ps resource consumption

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in LibTIFF 4.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the TIFF File Handler of tiff2ps. Opening a malicious file leads to a denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely but requires user interaction. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Affected

unspecified · LibTIFF

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

CVSS v3.1 VULDB

4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 79th percentile

Published

2022-04-03

Updated

2025-04-15

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/402

Security advisories

• https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/uploads/c3da94e53cf1e1e8e6d4d3780dc8c42f/example.tiff
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-10
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220513-0005
• https://vuldb.com/?id.196363

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry