CVE-2023-25435

libtiff: tiffcrop: heap-buffer-overflow in extractContigSamplesShifted8bits() in tiffcrop.c

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Published Jun 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via extractContigSamplesShifted8bits() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3753.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29390	libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via extractContigSamplesShifted8bits() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3753.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.345% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/518
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25435
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25435

History

Dec 6, 2024 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Libtiff Libtiff

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: Dec 6, 2024, 7:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 21, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Dec 6, 2024, 7:11 PM
Reserved: Feb 6, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:18 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:18 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:41 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 21, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:41 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Jan 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Jan 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

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