CVE-2022-2521

mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileDEEUFRRUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.33% (71st) EPSS

CVSS 6.5 · medium

Is it mine?

14 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

It was found in libtiff 4.4.0rc1 that there is an invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c:131 called by tiffcrop.c:2522 that can cause a program crash and denial of service while processing crafted input.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6

v3.16.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-763USCWE-763US

affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Dell ECS <3.8.1.0all versionscert_bundDE
Dell PowerEdgeall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:dell:poweredge:-
IBM InfoSphere Information Serverall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:-
Dell ECS< 3.8.1.0cert_bundDE
n/a LibTiff≤ libtiff 4.4.0rc1enisa_euvdEU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 8fstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 9fstec_bduRU
Silicon Graphics Corp. LibTIFF≤ 4.4.0rc1fstec_bduRU
АО «ИВК» Альт 8 СПall versionsfstec_bduRU
АО «НППКТ» ОСОН ОСнова Оnyx≤ 2.7fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 10fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 11fstec_bduRU
debian debian linux= 11.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libtiff libtiff= 4.4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2022-1250libTIFF: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2022-08-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in libTIFF ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2024-0794Dell ECS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell ECS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund nvd certfr NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-08-31modified 2026-06-17

references (23)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

scry

Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.

Free scan