🛡️ CVE-2022-3970 — active-iq-unified-manager

🟡 CVSS 6.3 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-189 NVD
6.3
CVSS Score
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Description

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function TIFFReadRGBATileExt of the file libtiff/tif_getimage.c. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 227500897dfb07fb7d27f7aa570050e62617e3be. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-213549 was assigned to this vulnerability.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability low.

Affected software

CVE-2022-3970 is recorded against 7 packages.

  • active-iq-unified-manager
  • debian-linux
  • ipados (fixed in 16.6)
  • iphone-os (fixed in 16.6)
  • libtiff (fixed in 4.5.0)
  • macos (fixed in 13.5)
  • safari (fixed in 16.5.1)

Timeline and source

Published on 13 November 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

bugs.chromium.org
gitlab.com
lists.debian.org
oss-fuzz.com
security.netapp.com
support.apple.com
support.apple.com
vuldb.com
bugs.chromium.org
gitlab.com
lists.debian.org
oss-fuzz.com
security.netapp.com
support.apple.com
support.apple.com

CVE-2022-3970 on other distributions

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

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE CWE-189
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-11-13
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
active-iq-unified-manager
debian-linux
ipados 16.6
iphone-os 16.6
libtiff 4.5.0
macos 13.5
safari 16.5.1

References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=53137
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry https://vuldb.com/?id.213549
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=53137
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry https://vuldb.com/?id.213549

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