CVE-2022-0907 Null dereference in libtiff

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial-of-service via a crafted TIFF file due to a null pointer dereference in libtiff's tiffcrop utility.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-0907?

CVE-2022-0907 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in tiffcrop in libtiff 4.3.0 allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit f2b656e2.

Weakness: CWE-252

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0907?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Libtiff Libtiff, Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0907?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-0907 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-0907, AZL-9020, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0907, GHSA-6q3c-x5wm-6w9c, JLSEC-2025-264, MGASA-2022-0128 and 1 more.

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