CVE-2023-2908

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

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-2023-2908	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

02 Aug 2023, 15:41

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/ -~~	(MISC) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/ - Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html -~~	(MISC) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html - Third Party Advisory

01 Aug 2023, 02:15

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References		(MISC) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html -

31 Jul 2023, 19:15

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References		(MISC) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/ -

24 Jul 2023, 16:15

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Summary	A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility, which triggers runtime error, causing an undefined behavior, resulting in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.	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.

10 Jul 2023, 16:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908 -~~	(MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830 -~~	(MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479 -~~	(MISC) https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f -~~	(MISC) https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f - Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
First Time		Libtiff Libtiff libtiff
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff::::::::
CWE		CWE-476

30 Jun 2023, 22:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-06-30 22:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 20:13

NVD link : CVE-2023-2908

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2908

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2908

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Products Affected

libtiff

libtiff

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

5.5 /10