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.
Published: 2023-06-30
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3513-1 tiff security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4026-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-34354 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6290-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Libtiff Libtiff
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T20:35:30.709Z

Reserved: 2023-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-2908

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T20:35:30.709Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-30T22:15:10.017

Modified: 2025-11-03T21:15:57.683

Link: CVE-2023-2908

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2023-06-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-2908 - Bugzilla

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