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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2022-3599

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

LibTIFF through 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in "writeSingleSection" in "tools/tiffcrop.c:7345", allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted "tiff" file.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published