5.5

CVE-2022-1623: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2022-1623
Published 11-05-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-1623 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-5333-1MGASA-2022-0240

Timeline

  1. 11-05-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

LibTIFF master branch has an out-of-bounds read in LZWDecode in libtiff/tif_lzw.c:624, allowing 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 b4e79bfa.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gitlab.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Fedoraproject1 product
Libtiff1 product
  • libtiff3079627ea0dee150e6a208cec8381de611bb842b | 4.3.0
Netapp1 product

4 vendors · 5 products

References

10 links