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libtiff: tiffcrop.c has uint32_t underflow which leads to out of bounds read and write in extractContigSamples8bits()

Published Aug 17, 2022

Description

libtiff's tiffcrop tool has a uint32_t underflow which leads to out of bounds read and write in the extractContigSamples8bits routine. An attacker who supplies a crafted file to tiffcrop could trigger this flaw, most likely by tricking a user into opening the crafted file with tiffcrop. Triggering this flaw could cause a crash or potentially further exploitation.

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Red Hat statement

This flaw is present only in the tiffcrop tool, not in the libtiff library code.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 17, 2022
Updated Aug 3, 2024
Reserved Aug 17, 2022
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Dec 21, 2021