Segmentation fault in fax3encode in libtiff/tif_fax3.c
CVE-2023-3618

6.5MEDIUM

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:
12 July 2023

What is CVE-2023-3618?

A flaw was found in libtiff. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to a segmentation fault due to a buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c, resulting in a denial of service.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3618
vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215865
issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg0...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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