Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in LibTIFF Affects Multiple Versions

CVE-2023-0797

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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