Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dir.c
CVE-2023-2908

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Libtiff
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 June 2023

What is CVE-2023-2908?

A null pointer dereference issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

Affected Version(s)

Libtiff 4.5.1rc1

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64f...

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

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