Medium
LibTIFF tiff2ps resource consumption
Type: advisorySources: OSV
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in LibTIFF 4.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the TIFF File Handler of tiff2ps. Opening a malicious file leads to a denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely but requires user interaction. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-1210
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 23:28 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in LibTIFF 4.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the TIFF File Handler of tiff2ps. Opening a malicious file leads to a denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely but requires user interaction. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
osv:CVE-2022-1210
Complete source record
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