CVE-2022-22844: Medium severity ibm cognos analytics vulnerability

Published Jan 8, 2022
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Updated

LibTIFF 4.3.0 has an out-of-bounds read in TIFFmemcpy in tifunix.c in certain situations involving a custom tag and 0x0200 as the second word of the DE field.

Other sources

LibTIFF is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read flaw in the TIFFmemcpy function in tifunix.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted tiff file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

IBM

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
debian/tiff
4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u44.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u84.2.0-1+deb11u44.5.0-64.5.1+git230720-1
IBM Cognos Analytics<=12.0.0-12.0.3
IBM Cognos Analytics<=11.2.0-11.2.4 FP4
LibTIFF libtiff=4.3.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility

Event History

Jan 8, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Jan 19, 2022
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·07:36 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-22844?

CVE-2022-22844 is a vulnerability in LibTIFF 4.3.0 that allows for an out-of-bounds read in certain situations.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22844?

The severity of CVE-2022-22844 is medium, with a severity value of 5.5.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-22844?

LibTIFF versions 4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u4, 4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u8, 4.2.0-1+deb11u4, 4.5.0-6, and 4.5.1+git230720-1 are affected by CVE-2022-22844.

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-22844?

To fix CVE-2022-22844, update LibTIFF to a version that includes the patch for this vulnerability.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-22844?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-22844 at the following references: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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