CVE-2022-34526 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted TIFF files processed by tiffsplit or tiffcrop utilities in LibTIFF.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-34526?

CVE-2022-34526 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A stack overflow was discovered in the _TIFFVGetField function of Tiffsplit v4.4.0. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted TIFF file parsed by the "tiffsplit" or "tiffcrop" utilities.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34526?

It affects 5 products.

Linux distribution packages (1)
tiff openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions4.4.0-3.1

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Libtiff Libtiff, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34526?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-34526 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-34526, AZL-10441, AZL-45351, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-34526, GHSA-3fv6-vw38-4m6q, JLSEC-2025-275 and 3 more.

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