Buffer overflow in Libtiff
CVE-2023-6228
An issue was found in the tiffcp utility distributed by the libtiff package where a crafted TIFF file on processing may cause a heap-based buffer overflow leads to an application crash.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libtiff
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:4.0.9-32.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:4.4.0-12.el9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2289 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5079 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6228 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6228?
- CVE-2023-6228 is a low-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6228?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6228 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.