Libtiff: heap-based buffer overflow in cpstriptotile() in tools/tiffcp.c
Priority LOW 25CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was found in the tiffcp utility distributed by the libtiff package where a crafted TIFF file on processing may cause a heap-based buffer overflow leads to an application crash.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00399 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | 4.0.9-32.el8_10 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | 4.4.0-12.el9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.0.9-32.el8_10 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.4.0-12.el9 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Running on ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2024:5079 Released 2024-08-07 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibtiff security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libtiff-4.0.9-32.el8_10, libtiff-devel-4.0.9-32.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) libtiff-tools-4.0.9-32.el8_10
- RHSA-2024:2289 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibtiff security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libtiff-4.4.0-12.el9, libtiff-devel-4.4.0-12.el9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) libtiff-tools-4.4.0-12.el9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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 yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5079 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2289 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5079 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2289 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6228
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v5g-xjvw-59g6
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Sources
- CVE-2023-6228 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6228 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4v5g-xjvw-59g6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-6228 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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