CVE-2023-2908

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: June 30, 2023 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

A null pointer dereference issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

13 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
2th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

libtiff