CVE-2023-6228
Libtiff: heap-based buffer overflow in cpstriptotile() in tools/tiffcp.c
An issue was found in the tiffcp utility distributed by the libtiff package where a crafted TIFF file on processing may cause a heap-based buffer overflow leads to an application crash.
Fixes and workarounds
No remediation reported in collected sources.
Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat libtiff
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
≥ 0:4.0.9-32.el8_10; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat libtiff
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
≥ 0:4.4.0-12.el9; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat libtiff
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: unknown |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat compat-libtiff3
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: unknown |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat libtiff
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: unknown |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat compat-libtiff3
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 / 3.3 low |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | CNA: redhat |
Exploit evidence
No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2289CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5079CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6228CNA: redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240995CNA: redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2289ADP: CVE · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6228ADP: CVE · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240995ADP: CVE · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
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