CVE-2023-2731

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff's LZWDecode() function in the libtiff/tif_lzw.c file. This flaw allows a local attacker to craft specific input data that can cause the program to dereference a NULL pointer when decompressing a TIFF format file, resulting in a program crash or denial of service.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2731	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2207635	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libsdl-org/libtiff/commit/9be22b639ea69e102d3847dca4c53ef025e9527b	Patch
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/548	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0009/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*

History

03 Jul 2023, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		(CONFIRM) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0009/ -

Information

Published : 2023-05-17 22:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 20:13

NVD link : CVE-2023-2731

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2731

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2731

JSON object : View

Products Affected

libtiff

libtiff

fedoraproject

fedora

redhat

enterprise_linux

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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