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TI-2023-14587 Aliases CVE-2023-30775GHSA-jqmx-w3fp-9j6j

Memory corruption in libtiff

Priority LOW 25CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
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 · CISA ADP. 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 security flaw causes a heap buffer overflow in extractContigSamples32bits, tiffcrop.c.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00296 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0Vulnerablelibtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·libtiff

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-2023-30775
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jqmx-w3fp-9j6j

References

  • 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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