CVE-2023-52356

libtiff: Segment fault in libtiff in TIFFReadRGBATileExt() leading to denial of service

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · November 3, 2023

Updated · July 3, 2026

Description

A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.

Statement

The flaw allows an attacker to potentially cause a denial of service attack by crashing a program, but the impact is minimal.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow