Buffer overflow in Libtiff
CVE-2023-3164
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was found in LibTIFF, in extractImageSection() at tools/tiffcrop.c:7916 and tools/tiffcrop.c:7801. This flaw allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted tiff file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Libtiff
- Fedora
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- N/a Libtiff
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3164?
- CVE-2023-3164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-11-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3164?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-3164 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.