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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-48281

processCropSelections in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF through 4.5.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow (e.g., "WRITE of size 307203") via a crafted TIFF image.

Published Jan 23, 2023 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Arch Linux Arch Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-48281. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of Arch Linux Arch Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.44%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Alpine:v3.17 tiff · Alpine:v3.18 tiff · Alpine:v3.19 tiff · Alpine:v3.20 tiff · Alpine:v3.21 tiff · Alpine:v3.22 tiff

processCropSelections in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF through 4.5.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow (e.g., "WRITE of size 307203") via a crafted TIFF image.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Alpine:v3.17 tiff0 → 4.4.0-r2
  • Alpine:v3.18 tiff0 → 4.5.0-r3
  • Alpine:v3.19 tiff0 → 4.5.0-r3
  • Alpine:v3.20 tiff0 → 4.5.0-r3
  • Alpine:v3.21 tiff0 → 4.5.0-r3
  • Alpine:v3.22 tiff0 → 4.5.0-r3
  • Alpine:v3.23 tiff0 → 4.5.0-r3
  • Alpine:v3.24 tiff0 → 4.5.0-r3

How to fix CVE-2022-48281

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-48281. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of Arch Linux Arch Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 4.4.0-r2, 0 → 4.5.0-r3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.44%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 23, 2023 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    processCropSelections in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF through 4.5.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow (e.g., "WRITE of size 307203") via a crafted TIFF image.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    tiff fixed in 4.4.0-r2; tiff fixed in 4.5.0-r3; tiff fixed in 4.5.0-r3; tiff fixed in 4.5.0-r3

  3. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    tiff fixed in 4.4.0-r2

  4. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    tiff fixed in 4.5.0-r3

  5. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    processCropSelections in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF through 4.5.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow (e.g., "WRITE of size 307203") via a crafted TIFF image.

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.