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🛡️ CVE-2022-0891 — active-iq-unified-manager

🟡 CVSS 6.1 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-787 NVD
6.1
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Description

A heap buffer overflow in ExtractImageSection function in tiffcrop.c in libtiff library Version 4.3.0 allows attacker to trigger unsafe or out of bounds memory access via crafted TIFF image file which could result into application crash, potential information disclosure or any other context-dependent impact

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-0891 is classified as CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. Data is written past the end or before the start of a buffer, corrupting whatever is stored there.

Affected software

CVE-2022-0891 is recorded against 4 packages.

  • active-iq-unified-manager
  • debian-linux
  • fedora
  • libtiff (from 3.9.0 up to 4.3.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 10 March 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

gitlab.com
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lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
security.gentoo.org
security.netapp.com
www.debian.org
gitlab.com
gitlab.com
gitlab.com
gitlab.com
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
security.gentoo.org
security.netapp.com
www.debian.org

Other advisories for this package

active-iq-unified-manager has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write) in other software:

CVE-2022-0891 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.1
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE CWE-787
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-03-10
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
active-iq-unified-manager — —
debian-linux — —
fedora — —
libtiff 3.9.0 4.3.0

References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/380
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/382
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/380
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/382

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