Out-of-bounds read in libtiff
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in tiffcrop in tools/tiffcrop.c:3488, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit afaabc3e.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2023:3711 Released 2023-06-21 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibtiff security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libtiff-4.4.0-8.el9_2, libtiff-devel-4.4.0-8.el9_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) libtiff-tools-4.4.0-8.el9_2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
libtiff — DSA-5361
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-00764 Out-of-bounds write in libtiffPriority MEDIUM 63
- TI-2023-00763 Out-of-bounds write in libtiffPriority MEDIUM 63
- TI-2023-00762 Out-of-bounds write in libtiffPriority MEDIUM 63
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3711 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3711 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0795
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjrm-898p-cxjr
References
Advisory 2
More Libtiff vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-28739 Libtiff: segment fault in libtiff in tiffreadrgbatileext() leading to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-10746 libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via extractContigSamplesBytes() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3215. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03639 LibTIFF tif_getimage.c TIFFReadRGBATileExt integer overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-05765 Libtiff: out-of-memory in tiffopen via a craft file CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-03286 Out-of-bounds write in libtiff CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2006-03352 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-0795 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0795 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cjrm-898p-cxjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-0795 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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