Buffer overflow in Libtiff
CVE-2023-52355
An out-of-memory flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFRasterScanlineSize64() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted input with a size smaller than 379 KB.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libtiff
- Red Hat Ai Inference Server 3.2 — versions 3.2.2-1765379049, 1772160593, sha256:dce6b0ea03379bf06664a5200af8b5f5ae3fad13cdce6d21873843f22554800b
- Red Hat Discovery 2 — versions sha256:310df392f638ef6eca1a26db024ae2cb617db5932f886d2acddc92fb7289e740, 2.4.0-1763656152
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — versions 0:4.6.0-8.el10_2.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support — versions 0:4.6.0-6.el10_0.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:4.4.0-15.el9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support — versions 0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20801 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21994 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23078 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23079 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23080 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3461 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3462 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52355 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/621 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-52355?
- CVE-2023-52355 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-52355?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-52355 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.