CVE-2023-2908

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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.

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

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

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CWE CWE-476
CPE cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f - (MISC) https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479 - (MISC) https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory

03 Jul 2023, 01:10

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-06-30 22:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 23:37

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