CVE-2022-4645: Medium severity ibm cognos analytics vulnerability

Published Mar 3, 2023
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Updated

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in tiffcp in tools/tiffcp.c:948, 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 e8131125.

Other sources

LibTIFF is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read flaw in the tiffcp function in tools/tiffcp.c. By using a specially-crafted tiff file, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

IBM

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
IBM Cognos Analytics<=12.0.0-12.0.3
IBM Cognos Analytics<=11.2.0-11.2.4 FP4
LibTIFF libtiff<=4.4.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=36
Fedoraproject Fedora=37
Fedoraproject Fedora=38
LibTIFF libtiff>=3.5.1<=4.4.0

Event History

Mar 3, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Mar 7, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:09 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-4645?

CVE-2022-4645 is a vulnerability in LibTIFF 4.4.0 that allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file.

2

How severe is CVE-2022-4645?

CVE-2022-4645 has a severity value of 5.5, which is considered medium.

3

How can attackers exploit CVE-2022-4645?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2022-4645 by using a crafted tiff file to trigger an out-of-bounds read in tiffcp, resulting in a denial-of-service.

4

What software versions are affected by CVE-2022-4645?

Versions up to and including LibTIFF 4.4.0 are affected by CVE-2022-4645.

5

How can I fix CVE-2022-4645?

If you compile libtiff from sources, you can apply the fix with commit e8131125.

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