Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in LibTIFF Affects Multiple Versions
CVE-2023-0797

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Libtiff

Status
Libtiff
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 February 2023

What is CVE-2023-0797?

The LibTIFF library version 4.4.0 is prone to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the tiffcrop tool. This issue, located in the source file tif_unix.c, allows attackers to exploit the vulnerability by crafting specific TIFF files that can lead to denial-of-service conditions. Users who compile LibTIFF from source can mitigate the risk by applying the fix available at commit afaabc3e.

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Affected Version(s)

libtiff <=4.4.0

References

https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/afaabc3e50d4e...
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/495
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

wangdw.augustus@gmail.com
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