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CVE-2022-3970 LibTIFF

Affected softwareLibTIFF
Severity8.8 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessCWE-189
Published13 Nov 2022
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function TIFFReadRGBATileExt of the file libtiff/tif_getimage.c. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 227500897dfb07fb7d27f7aa570050e62617e3be. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-213549 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Exploitation status

Proof of concept only

A proof of concept exists, but no reviewed exploit catalogue lists this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: poc CISA recorded that an exploit has been demonstrated. Automatable: no, technical impact: partial.
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 1.7% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (netapp/active_iq_unified_manager). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

CVSS

8.8 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 3.1 6.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L cna@vuldb.com Secondary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

7 products, 7 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apple ipados generic < 16.6
nvd apple iphone os generic < 16.6
nvd apple macos generic < 13.5
nvd apple safari generic < 16.5.1
nvd debian debian linux generic 10.0
nvd libtiff libtiff generic < 4.5.0
nvd netapp active iq unified manager generic any version

References

URLTags
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=53137 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/227500897dfb07fb7d27f7aa570050e62617e3be Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://oss-fuzz.com/download?testcase_id=5738253143900160 Product
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221215-0009/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.213549 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published2022-11-13By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.