CVE-2022-40090: libtiff Infinite Loop
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-40090DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40090
Published 22-08-2023Last modified 03-10-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-40090 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.95%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3Timeline
- 22-08-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in function TIFFReadDirectory libtiff before 4.4.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted TIFF file.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.95%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
61%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.95% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.95%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (gitlab.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- tiff< 4.5.0-2
Libtiff1 product
- libtiff< 4.4.0
Ubuntu1 product
- tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm11 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm14 | < 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4 | < 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11 | < 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7
3 vendors · 3 products
