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tiff — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: ALPINE-CVE-2022-3627

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in _TIFFmemcpy in libtiff/tif_unix.c:346 when called from extractImageSection, tools/tiffcrop.c:6860, 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 236b7191.

Products
tiff
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.4.0-r2, 4.5.0-r0
CVEs
CVE-2022-3627
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ALPINE-CVE-2022-3627

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Oct 2022, 16:15 UTC

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in _TIFFmemcpy in libtiff/tif_unix.c:346 when called from extractImageSection, tools/tiffcrop.c:6860, 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 236b7191.

osv:ALPINE-CVE-2022-3627

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.4.0-r2

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.5.0-r0

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.5.0-r0

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.5.0-r0

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.5.0-r0

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.5.0-r0

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.5.0-r0

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.5.0-r0

Complete source record
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