CVE-2022-1623: Out-of-bounds Read

May 11, 2022 (updated November 7, 2023)

LibTIFF master branch has an out-of-bounds read in LZWDecode in libtiff/tif_lzw.c:624, 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 b4e79bfa.

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1623.json
gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/b4e79bfa0c7d2d08f6f1e7ec38143fc8cb11394a
gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/410
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1623

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