CVE-2022-0909Public exploit

Utility crash via unchecked NaN resolution values

Published Mar 11, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Divide-by-zero in LibTIFF tiffcrop 4.3.0 allows attackers to crash the utility by processing a crafted TIFF file. _TIFFVSetField accepts NaN XResolution or YResolution values because it checks only for values below zero, and computeOutputPixelOffsets later encounters invalid arithmetic. Triggering the crash requires a local user or an application to invoke tiffcrop on the malicious file; no data disclosure or modification is reported.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Divide-by-zero in LibTIFF tiffcrop 4.3.0 allows attackers to crash the utility by processing a crafted TIFF file. _TIFFVSetField accepts NaN XResolution or YResolution values because it checks only for values below zero, and computeOutputPixelOffsets later encounters invalid arithmetic. Triggering the crash requires a local user or an application to invoke tiffcrop on the malicious file; no data disclosure or modification is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0909
Published
Mar 11, 2022
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
LibTIFF
Product
LibTIFF
Classifications
CWE-369, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion==4.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

LibTIFF · LibTIFFversion==4.3.0

Published CVSS scores

5.5GitLab Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-369Divide By Zero
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo