CVE catalog

CVE-2022-1623

tiff: CVE-2022-1623

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: May 11, 2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.25% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	tiff	sid	`4.7.2-1`	fixed
Debian	tiff	forky	`4.7.2-1`	fixed
Debian	tiff	trixie	`4.7.0-3+deb13u3`	fixed
Debian	tiff	trixie-security	`4.7.0-3+deb13u3`	fixed
Debian	tiff	bookworm	`4.5.0-6+deb12u4`	fixed
Debian	tiff	bookworm-security	`4.5.0-6+deb12u4`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	tiff	source	sid	`4.4.0~rc1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	tiff	source	forky	`4.4.0~rc1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	tiff	source	trixie	`4.4.0~rc1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	tiff	source	bookworm	`4.4.0~rc1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libtiff5-dev]Unknown
Source package: [tiff]
Details (4)
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
[libtiff6]Unknown
Source package: [tiff]
Details (4)
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
[libtiff-dev]Unknown
Source package: [tiff]
Details (4)
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
[libtiff-doc]Unknown
Source package: [tiff]
Details (4)
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
[libtiff-opengl]Unknown
Source package: [tiff]
Details (4)
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
[libtiff-tools]Unknown
Source package: [tiff]
Details (4)
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
[libtiffxx6]Unknown
Source package: [tiff]
Details (4)
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm
- 4.5.0-6+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.4.0~rc1-1
  dsa · tiff · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 6:23:12 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]