CVE-2022-40090

Se ha descubierto un problema en la función TIFFReadDirectory de libtiff anterior a 4.4.0 que permite a los atacantes provocar una denegación de servicio a través de un archivo TIFF manipulado.

A flaw was found in the libtiff library. This issue allows an attacker who can submit a specially crafted file to an application linked with libtiff to cause an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service.

It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made to run into an infinite loop. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made leak memory. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.