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TI-2023-14586 Aliases CVE-2023-30774GHSA-3rqj-8cc4-p9rh

Memory corruption in libtiff

Priority LOW 25CWE-119Published · 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: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in the libtiff library. This flaw causes a heap buffer overflow issue via the TIFFTAG_INKNAMES and TIFFTAG_NUMBEROFINKS values.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0051 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—libtiff4.0—No fix listedCNA
  • libtiff Vendor— Affected 4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1 – 4.4.0Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 14.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 – 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2023:2340 Released 2023-05-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libtiff-4.4.0-7.el9, libtiff-devel-4.4.0-7.el9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) libtiff-tools-4.4.0-7.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 Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2340
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2340

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30774
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rqj-8cc4-p9rh

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 5

Sources

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