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TI-2023-03103 Aliases CVE-2023-3316GHSA-7mcc-hw35-pqwf

NULL pointer dereference in libtiff

Priority LOW 31CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01124 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

No affected products listed by the sources yet.

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.0 to before 4.5.1Vulnerablelibtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.0 to before 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·libtiff

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2023:6575 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libtiff-tools-4.4.0-10.el9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libtiff-4.4.0-10.el9, libtiff-devel-4.4.0-10.el9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6575
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6575

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3316
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mcc-hw35-pqwf

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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