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CVE-2023-26965

libtiff: heap-based use after free via a crafted TIFF image in loadImage() in tiffcrop.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 14, 2023

Updated · January 23, 2026

Description

A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in LibTIFF's tiffcrop utility in the loadImage() function. This flaw allows an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcrop utility, which causes an out-of-bounds write access, resulting in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free