Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in LibTIFF 4.4.0 by LibTIFF
CVE-2023-0798

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Libtiff

Status
Libtiff
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 February 2023

What is CVE-2023-0798?

LibTIFF 4.4.0 is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the tiffcrop tool, specifically in the file tools/tiffcrop.c at line 3400. This vulnerability allows attackers to engineer a crafted TIFF file, leading to potential denial-of-service conditions. Users compiling LibTIFF from source can apply the necessary fix, which is detailed in commit afaabc3e.

Affected Version(s)

libtiff <=4.4.0

References

https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/afaabc3e50d4e...
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/492
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
.