CVE-2022-4645

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LibTIFF version 4.4.0

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read in the tiffcp utility, located in tools/tiffcp.c:948, which can be exploited by attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. This can lead to a disruption in service.

Recommendations For LibTIFF version 4.4.0, users who compile libtiff from sources can apply the fix available with commit e8131125 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the tiffcp utility until the fix is applied.