CVE-2023-2908
Published: October 18, 2023Last modified: October 18, 2023
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | tiff | Vulnerable (4.4.0-r1) |
| Stream | tiff | Fixed (4.5.1-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/