CVE-2022-1210: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

April 3, 2022 (updated July 24, 2023)

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.

References

gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/402
gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/uploads/c3da94e53cf1e1e8e6d4d3780dc8c42f/example.tiff
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1210
vuldb.com/?id.196363

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