Out-of-bounds Read in Libtiff

CVE-2023-1916

A flaw was found in tiffcrop, a program distributed by the libtiff package. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to an out-of-bounds read in the extractImageSection function in tools/tiffcrop.c, resulting in a denial of service and limited information disclosure. This issue affects libtiff versions 4.x.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Libtiff
  • N/a Libtiff — versions libtiff versions 4.x and newer are affected

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1916?
CVE-2023-1916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-1916?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1916 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.