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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0561

Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFFetchStripThing() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 3.9.0 to 4.3.0 could lead to Denial of Service via crafted TIFF file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit eecb0712.

Products
tiff
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.3.0-4
CVEs
CVE-2022-0561
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 14:31 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0561

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Feb 2022, 18:15 UTC

Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFFetchStripThing() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 3.9.0 to 4.3.0 could lead to Denial of Service via crafted TIFF file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit eecb0712.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0561

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.3.0-4

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.3.0-4

tiff

Fixed versions: 4.3.0-4

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0561",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0561",
    "summary": "Null source pointer passed as an argument to memcpy() function within TIFFFetchStripThing() in tif_dirread.c in libtiff versions from 3.9.0 to 4.3.0 could lead to Denial of Service via crafted TIFF file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit eecb0712.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0561",
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      {
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        "name": {
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          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
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        ],
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-15T08:00:23.889110753Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0561"
      ]
    },
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 322439,
  "published_at": "2022-02-11T18:15:11.033+00:00"
}